Open AccessComparison of 2D and 3D Modelling Applied to Single Phase Flow of Nanofluid through Corrugated Channels
Author(s) -
Elhadi Kh. Abugnah,
Wan Saiful-Islam Wan Salim,
Abdulhafid M. Elfaghi,
Mohd Zamani Ngali
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2811-3969
DOI - 10.37934/cfdl.14.1.128139
Subject(s) - nanofluid , pressure drop , reynolds number , mechanics , heat transfer , flow (mathematics) , computational fluid dynamics , fluent , channel (broadcasting) , finite difference , materials science , computer science , mathematics , physics , turbulence , telecommunications , mathematical analysis
Nanofluid flow through non-corrugated and corrugated channels is studied using a two-dimensional (2D) and three dimensions (3D) numerical simplification. Due to the high computational costs of a full 3D grid model, the 2D approach offer a more practical advantage. However, little information about its validity is available. The aim of this study is to explore to which extent 2D simulations can describe the ow within a 3D geometry, and to investigate how effective the commonly used 2D numerical simplification is in nanofluid flow through non-corrugated and corrugated channels. A case study has implemented with 2D and 3D mesh models to compare their results taking into consideration the analysis of heat transfer and pressure drop. A simulation has been carried out using Ansys fluent software to compare the results for different Reynolds Numbers ranges from 10000 to 30000 and different geometries non-corrugated, semicircle and rectangular channels. The results show that for non-corrugated channel there is a slight difference between 2D and 3D results for all Reynolds number ranges, while for both semicircle and rectangular corrugated channels, the difference becomes larger for high Reynold’s Number.