Analysis of flow characteristics of TiO2-water nanofluid under magnetic field effect

Abstract

Adding nanoparticles to the basic fluid and applying an external magnetic field to the duct, which is one of the techniques to increase heat transfer in recent years, is one of the frequently studied topics in the literature. In this study, the velocity and pressure changes of TiO₂-water nanofluid under the influence of magnetic field have been numerically investigated. The numerical study has been carried out with ANSY-Fluent commercial software. The study was analyzed for various Ha, nanofluid volume ratios, and Re numbers. It was concluded that the nanofluid velocity decreased with both nanoparticle and magnetic magnetic field, but the pressure increased with these two parameters.