Numerical investigation of magnetic field effect on mixed convection heat transfer of nanofluid in a channel with sinusoidal walls

In this study, mixed convection heat transfer of nano-fluid flow in vertical channel with sinusoidal walls under magnetic field effect is investigated numerically. The heat transfer and hydrodynamic characteristics have been examined. This study has performed for 500rRer1000, 5
104rGrr1
106 , three amplitude sine wave (0.1, 0.2 and 0.3) and three values of Hartman numbers (0, 5 and 10). Water was utilized as the base fluid and Al2O3 is the considered nano-particle. Flow is assumed two dimensional, laminar, steady and incompressible. As well the thermo-physical properties of nano-fluid are considered constant. The Boussinesq approximation used for calculated the density variations. The average Nusslet number increases by increasing the Grashof number for nano-fluids with different volume fraction. The average Nusselt and Poiseuille number increase as Reynolds number increases. Also, the average Nusselt number and Poiseuille number increases by increasing the Hartman number.

Nano-fluid Mixed heat transfer Sinusoidal channel Magnetic field Magneto-hydrodynamics (MHD)