... as dynamic viscosity of the CuO–water nanofluid is estimated using the Koo-Kleinstreuer-Li model. The LBM has been used with unique modifications to make it flexible with the curved boundaries. The local as well as total entropy generation assessment, local Nusselt variation, as well as heatline...

...Jia-Bao Liu; Morteza Bayati; Mazhar Abbas; Alireza Rahimi; Mohammad Naderi Purpose The lattice Boltzmann method is used to simulate the nanofluid flow and heat transfer inside a finned multi-pipe heat exchanger. Design/methodology/approach The heat exchanger is filled with CuO-water nanofluid...

... with the Rayleigh number and solid volume fraction of CuO-water nanofluid. Moreover, the configuration of the cavity is good controlling factor for changing the heat transfer performance and entropy generation. Originality/value The originality of this work is using double-MRT lattice Boltzmann method...

... The lattice Boltzmann method is used to simulate the velocity and temperature fields. Furthermore, some special modifications are applied to make the lattice Boltzmann method capable for simulation in the curved boundary conditions. The annulus is filled with CuO-water nanofluid. The dynamic viscosity...

... simulations, the lattice Boltzmann method is utilized. The KKL model is used to predict the dynamic viscosity of CuO-water nanofluid. Furthermore, the Brownian method is taken account using this model. The influence of shapes of nanoparticles on the heat transfer performance is considered. Findings...

...Yongsheng Rao; Zehui Shao; Alireza Rahimi; Abbas Kasaeipoor; Emad Hasani Malekshah Purpose A comprehensive study on the fluid flow and heat transfer in a nanofluid channel is carried out. The configuration of the channel is as like as quarter channel. The channel is filled with CuO–water nanofluid...

... generation within a nanofluid filled channel using FVM. Emad Hasani Malekshah can be contacted at: emadhasani1993@gmail.com 19 07 2018 10 10 2018 24 10 2018 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only CuO-water nanofluid...

...Alireza Rahimi; Pouria Azarikhah; Abbas Kasaeipoor; Emad Hasani Malekshah; Lioua Kolsi Purpose This paper aims to investigate the natural convection fluid flow and heat transfer in a finned/multi-pipe cavity. Design/methodology/approach The cavity is filled with the CuO-water nanofluid...

...Alireza Rahimi; Abbas Kasaeipoor; Emad Hasani Malekshah; Mohammad Mehdi Rashidi; Abimanyu Purusothaman Purpose This study aims to investigate the three-dimensional natural convection and entropy generation in a cuboid enclosure filled with CuO-water nanofluid. Design/methodology/approach...