Nashrieh Shimi va Mohandesi Shimi Iran

Nashrieh Shimi va Mohandesi Shimi Iran

Experimental Study of Heat Transfer and Drag Reduction in Horizontal Pipe Using Water/Polyacrylamide/Copper Polynanofluid

Document Type : Research Article

Authors
Morteza Posand 1
Seyyed Abu Talib Mousavi Parsa 1
Shiva Johari 2
Mahdi Faramarzi 3
1 Department of Chemical Engineering, Yasuj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yasuj, I.R. IRAN
2 Department of Basic Sciences, Yasuj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yasuj, I.R. IRAN
3 Department of Chemical Engineering, Gachsaran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gachsaran, I.R. IRAN
Abstract
Adding nanoparticles to the base fluid will improve the thermal performance of the base fluid. On the other hand, adding small amounts of high molecular weight polymer to the turbulent fluid flow in pipelines can reduce the frictional pressure drop and drag force. In this research, a laboratory study of heat transfer and drag reduction in horizontal pipelines containing water/nanocopper/polyacrylamide polynanofluid has been carried out. Copper nanoparticles with an approximate diameter of 40 nm have been used as a heat transfer enhancing agent and polyacrylamide as a drag reducing agent. The studied concentrations in this research are 10-50 ppm of polymer and 0.1-1 wt% of nano copper. FTIR analysis has been used to investigate the formation of new chemical bonds. The thermophysical properties and rheological behavior of polynanofluid have been measured, then the phenomenon of drag reduction and heat transfer for water, polyacrylamide/water polymer solution, water/nanocopper nanofluid and water/polyacrylamide/nanocopper polynanofluid have been investigated. The average temperature of the fluid in all tests was 30 °C and a constant heat flux of 900 watts was applied to the outer wall of the tube. Viscosity, density and thermal conductivity increased with increasing concentration of nanoparticles. The behavior of poly-nanofluid in the studied concentrations was Newtonian with a very good approximation. Increasing the Reynolds number increased the percentage of heat transfer improvement and decreased the percentage of drag reduction. The highest drag reduction percentage was observed in poly-nanofluid containing 50 ppm polymer and 1 wt% of nanocopper at Re=29064 with 59.5% drag reduction and 27.7% improvement in heat transfer rate. The uppermost percentage of heat transfer improvement occurred in poly-nanofluid containing 10 ppm of polymer and 1wt% of nanocopper with 27.7% enhancement in heat transfer rate and 38.2% drag reduction.
Keywords
Experimental study
Heat transfer
Drag reduction
Water/PAM/Nanocopper Polynanofluid
Horizontal pipe
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