Influence of the Ferro Particles on Convection Inside Inclined 2D Enclosure with Heat Conducting and Generating Body

Abstract

The free convective flow of a Co-ferroparticle suspended nanofluid in a tilted square enclosure with various thermal boundaries including heat generating body is numerically investigated. A heat generating solid body is placed at the centre of the enclosure to study the effective rate of heat transfer. The comprehensive analysis of the results suggests that the angle of inclination and addition of ferro particle have a considerable influence on the flow and heat transfer behaviour. The results are presented in the form of streamlines, isotherms and average Nusselt number for the effect of inclination angle (0° ≤ Φ ≤ 90°), Rayleigh number (104 ≤ Ra ≤ 106) and solid volume fraction (Φ = 0.02, 0.1 and 0.2). Based on this investigation. It can be found that augmentation in Rayleigh number increases the strength of the circular eddy due to induced buoyancy forces. Increase in size of the solid body suppresses the heat transfer effect. Also the temperature gradient show moderate nature until 45° angle of inclination and show the declination after 45°.