Transmission Performance of Water-Based Nano Fluid Based on Computational Fluid Dynamics

Abstract

The nanoboron carbide particle size is 60nm, dispersed in RO reverse osmosis membrane treatment water form water-based nanofluid by adding the dispersant. In experiment, Water-based nanoboron carbide fluid has good resistance sedimentation stability when adding sodium carboxymethyl cellulose as a dispersing agent. Prepared three kinds of water-based nanoboron carbide fluid, the mass fraction of nanoparticles is 0.6%, 0.8%, 1.0%. By establishing a model of U-shaped tube, simulated the water-based nanofluids flow field in U-shaped tube using FLUENT, get velocity flow lines picture and pressure variation graph by CFD post-processing. From simulation results obtained: Water-based nanoboron carbide has good transmission fluid performance when nanoparticles mass fraction of 0.8%.