Recent advances in modeling and simulation of nanofluid flows-part II: Applications

Publication date: Available online 5 December 2018Source: Physics ReportsAuthor(s): Omid Mahian, Lioua Kolsi, Mohammad Amani, Patrice Estellé, Goodarz Ahmadi, Clement Kleinstreuer, Jeffrey S. Marshall, Robert A. Taylor, Eiyad Abu-Nada, Saman Rashidi, Hamid Niazmand, Somchai Wongwises, Tasawar Hayat, Alibakhsh Kasaeian, Ioan PopAbstractModeling and simulation of nanofluid flows is crucial for applications ranging from the cooling of electronic devices to solar water heating systems, particularly when compared to the high expense of experimental studies. Accurate simulation of a thermal-fluid system requires a deep understanding of the underlying physical phenomena occurring in the system. In the case of a complex nanofluid-based system, suitable simplifying approximations must be chosen to strike a balance between the nano-scale and macro-scale phenomena. Based on these choices, the computational approach-or set of approaches-to solve the mathematical model can be identified, implemented and validated. In part I of this review (Mahian et al., 0000), we presented the details of various approaches that are used for modeling nanofluid flows, which can be classified into single-phase and two-phase approaches. Now, in part II, the main computational methods for solving the transport equations associated with nanofluid flow are briefly summarized, including the finite difference, finite volume, finite element, lattice Boltzmann methods, and Lagrangian methods (such as dissipative ...
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