ABSTRACT
This work aims to simulate convective heat transfer of Al2O3 water based nanofluids in three different volume concentrations of 0.5%, 1% and 2%, in a porous zone channel under a constant heat flux as boundary condition. ANSYS FLUENT 2016 was considered as the simulation software and the applied nanofluids thermo-physical properties were modeled via the available formulations in the literature. Results show that the convective heat transfer coefficient enhances up to 27% in the highest volume fraction of 2%. In addition, it was detected an increase in friction factor of 8% by applying the high volume fraction of applied nanofluids.
