An experimental study of drag reduction by nanofluids through horizontal pipe turbulent flow of a Newtonian liquid

A.R. Pouranfard; D. Mowla; F. Esmaeilzadeh

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.20, No.2, 633-637, March, 2014

DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2013.05.026 Export Citation

An experimental study of drag reduction by nanofluids through horizontal pipe turbulent flow of a Newtonian liquid

A.R. Pouranfard, D. Mowla^†, and F. Esmaeilzadeh

Environmental Research center in Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries, School of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz 7194685315, Iran

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This study investigates the effect of nanofluid injection as a drag reducing agent into horizontal pipes under turbulent flow conditions of water. An experimental apparatus was set up. The test section of the apparatus consisted of a smooth unique pipe and four galvanized iron pipes with the same length. Nanofluids were injected through pipes. Results showed that drag reduction in rough pipes was more than that in smooth pipes at the same flow conditions and it increased as the relative roughness increased. Also, drag reduction rose with increasing the nanofluid concentration up to about 24% in some tests.

Keywords:Drag reduction;Nanofluids;Single-phase flow

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[Referenced By]

[1] Toms BA, in: Proceedings of 1st International Congress on Rheology, Pt 2, North Holland, Amesterdam, (1948), p. 135. (1948)

[2] Mowla D, Naderi A, Chem. Eng. Sci., 61(5), 1549 (2006)

[3] Dass M, Kang C, Jepson WP, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition 62944, Dallas, Texas, 2000. (2000)

[4] Kumar SM, Sylvester AI, Chem. Eng. Symposium Series, 69, 130 (1972)

[5] Yang SQ, Dou G, J. Fluid, 642, 279 (2010)

[6] Qi YY, Littrell K, Thiyagarajan P, Talmon Y, Schmidt J, Lin ZQ, Zakin JL, J. Coll, 337(1), 218 (2009)

[7] Li FC, Kawaguchi Y, Yu B, Wei JJ, Hishida K, Int. J. Heat Mass Transf., 51(3-4), 835 (2008)

[8] Gyr A, Buhler J, J. Non-Newton. Fluid Mech., 165(11-12), 672 (2010)

[9] Liu RD, Wei XC, Tao DH, Zhao Y, Trib, 43, 1082 (2010)

[10] Liou TH, Lin HS, J. Ind, 18(4), 1428 (2012)

[11] Sun LH, Yang ZG, Li XH, Wear, 264, 693 (2008)

[12] Garbacz H, Gradzka-Dahlke M, Kurzydłowski KJ, Wear, 263, 572 (2007)

[13] Radice S, Mischler S, Wear, 261, 1032 (2006)

[14] Ma SY, Zheng SH, Ding HY, Li W, Adv. Mater. Res, 79-82, 1863 (2009)

[15] Hu KH, Wang J, Schraube S, Xu YF, Hu XG, Stengler R, Wear, 266, 1198 (2009)

[16] Li ZW, Zhu YF, Appl. Surf. Sci., 211(1-4), 315 (2003)

[17] Liu WM, Tribol., 23(4), 265 (2003)

[18] Wu YY, Tsui WC, Liu TC, Wear, 262, 819 (2007)

[19] Goto M, Honda F, Wear, 256, 1062 (2004)

[20] Li XH, Cao Z, Zhang ZJ, Dang HX, Appl. Surf. Sci., 252(22), 7856 (2006)

[21] Brostow W, J. Ind. Eng. Chem., 14(4), 409 (2008)