A theoretical study of flop-over oscillations in connected channels for nanofluids with concentration dependent viscosity

Authors

  • Виталий Анатольевич Демин (Vitaliy Demin) Perm State University
  • Доминик Аллен (Dominik Zh. Allen) University of Oxford, New College
  • Роберт Бэнкс (Robert Banks) University of Oxford, St. Hughs College

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17072/1994-3598-2019-3-12-19

Keywords:

nanofluid, connected channels, thermal convection, thermodiffusive separation, flop-over oscillations

Abstract

Thermal convection of a nanofluid in connected channels heated from below was studied theoretically. Thin channels with boundaries of high thermal conductivity were considered. Direct numerical simulation was based on the set of partial differential equations derived with the help of Galerkin method. The final system was solved by the method of finite differences. It has been shown that normal thermodiffusion exerts principal influence on the formation of particular non-linear flop-over oscillations. Cross-sections of concentration, velocity and temperature were obtained at various heights in the channel. The form and period of these oscillations were analyzed with respect to supercriticality for different values of governing parameters. A quadratic dependence of viscosity on concentration was taken into account. The period of oscillation was found to decrease with the growth of this effect. As a result of the normalization procedure the general law for the period of oscillation has been found. Qualitative agreement between calculation and experiment has been demonstrated.

Author Biography

Виталий Анатольевич Демин (Vitaliy Demin), Perm State University

кафедра теоретической физики, заведующий кафедрой

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Published

2019-10-31

How to Cite

Демин (Vitaliy Demin) В. А., Аллен (Dominik Zh. Allen) Д., & Бэнкс (Robert Banks) Р. (2019). A theoretical study of flop-over oscillations in connected channels for nanofluids with concentration dependent viscosity. Bulletin of Perm University. Physics, (3). https://doi.org/10.17072/1994-3598-2019-3-12-19

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