Research Article

The Effect of Nanofluids on Energy Efficiency in Thermal Systems: The Evaluation of the Experimental Data with Thermal and Hydrodynamic Performance Criteria

Volume: 13 Number: 4 December 1, 2023
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The Effect of Nanofluids on Energy Efficiency in Thermal Systems: The Evaluation of the Experimental Data with Thermal and Hydrodynamic Performance Criteria

Abstract

The energy efficiency of heat exchangers has become crucial in industrial applications due to ever-increasing energy costs. Therefore, various methods have been developed to enhance heat transfer and accelerate the process (shortening the time), reduce the size of heat exchangers, and increase energy (fuel) efficiency. In recent years, researchers have recommended nanofluid suspensions in place of common heat transfer fluids to improve energy efficiency. Nanofluid suspensions are obtained by adding nanometer-sized particles (less than 100 nm in at least one dimension) to heat transfer fluids. This study focused on experimental data in the literature to investigate the effects of nanofluids on transferred thermal power and required pumping power in heat exchangers. The relationship between the transferred thermal power and the pumping power was defined by two different performance criteria (Performance Evaluation Criterion-PEC and Energy Efficiency Criterion-EEC), allowing us to scrutinize the effects of nanofluids in thermal systems on energy efficiency (energy consumption) from a more realistic perspective. The results show that nanofluids are more disadvantageous than conventional heat transfer fluids in terms of the energy budget in industrial applications. It is concluded that nanofluids can be used in special applications where those disadvantages are insignificant.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Mechanical Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

November 30, 2023

Publication Date

December 1, 2023

Submission Date

May 26, 2023

Acceptance Date

October 4, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 13 Number: 4

APA
Ünverdi, M., Küçük, H., & Yılmaz, M. S. (2023). The Effect of Nanofluids on Energy Efficiency in Thermal Systems: The Evaluation of the Experimental Data with Thermal and Hydrodynamic Performance Criteria. Journal of the Institute of Science and Technology, 13(4), 2892-2904. https://doi.org/10.21597/jist.1303324
AMA
1.Ünverdi M, Küçük H, Yılmaz MS. The Effect of Nanofluids on Energy Efficiency in Thermal Systems: The Evaluation of the Experimental Data with Thermal and Hydrodynamic Performance Criteria. J. Inst. Sci. and Tech. 2023;13(4):2892-2904. doi:10.21597/jist.1303324
Chicago
Ünverdi, Murat, Hasan Küçük, and Mehmet Senan Yılmaz. 2023. “The Effect of Nanofluids on Energy Efficiency in Thermal Systems: The Evaluation of the Experimental Data With Thermal and Hydrodynamic Performance Criteria”. Journal of the Institute of Science and Technology 13 (4): 2892-2904. https://doi.org/10.21597/jist.1303324.
EndNote
Ünverdi M, Küçük H, Yılmaz MS (December 1, 2023) The Effect of Nanofluids on Energy Efficiency in Thermal Systems: The Evaluation of the Experimental Data with Thermal and Hydrodynamic Performance Criteria. Journal of the Institute of Science and Technology 13 4 2892–2904.
IEEE
[1]M. Ünverdi, H. Küçük, and M. S. Yılmaz, “The Effect of Nanofluids on Energy Efficiency in Thermal Systems: The Evaluation of the Experimental Data with Thermal and Hydrodynamic Performance Criteria”, J. Inst. Sci. and Tech., vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 2892–2904, Dec. 2023, doi: 10.21597/jist.1303324.
ISNAD
Ünverdi, Murat - Küçük, Hasan - Yılmaz, Mehmet Senan. “The Effect of Nanofluids on Energy Efficiency in Thermal Systems: The Evaluation of the Experimental Data With Thermal and Hydrodynamic Performance Criteria”. Journal of the Institute of Science and Technology 13/4 (December 1, 2023): 2892-2904. https://doi.org/10.21597/jist.1303324.
JAMA
1.Ünverdi M, Küçük H, Yılmaz MS. The Effect of Nanofluids on Energy Efficiency in Thermal Systems: The Evaluation of the Experimental Data with Thermal and Hydrodynamic Performance Criteria. J. Inst. Sci. and Tech. 2023;13:2892–2904.
MLA
Ünverdi, Murat, et al. “The Effect of Nanofluids on Energy Efficiency in Thermal Systems: The Evaluation of the Experimental Data With Thermal and Hydrodynamic Performance Criteria”. Journal of the Institute of Science and Technology, vol. 13, no. 4, Dec. 2023, pp. 2892-04, doi:10.21597/jist.1303324.
Vancouver
1.Murat Ünverdi, Hasan Küçük, Mehmet Senan Yılmaz. The Effect of Nanofluids on Energy Efficiency in Thermal Systems: The Evaluation of the Experimental Data with Thermal and Hydrodynamic Performance Criteria. J. Inst. Sci. and Tech. 2023 Dec. 1;13(4):2892-904. doi:10.21597/jist.1303324