FLOW BOILING HEAT TRANSFER IN SMALL DIAMETER CHANNELS USING NANO FLUIDS: A REVIEW

Abstract: Boiling is a convective heat transfer process that involves a phase change from liquid to vapour. Two phase flow boiling heat transfer is attractive over a single phase because of heat transfer coefficient. Researchers have investigated the forced convection of fluids, both experimentally and numerically. A good understanding of characteristics of nano fluid flow has thoroughly been investigated in these studies. In recent years, many researchers have tried to fill the gaps on this subject in the literature. This paper reports on most of the forced convective heat transfer literature occurring both in-tubes and in-channels regarding the use of nano fluids.

Keywords: Flow boiling, nanoparticles, heat transfer.