Thermal Performance Analysis of Laminar Jet Impingement Cooling of Hot Metallic Surface Using Nanofluids
摘要
Impingement cooling is indeed a fascinating area of study due to its inherent ability to achieve high heat flux removal from relatively small surface areas. The cooling process in steel production, also known as quenching, is critical. It involves rapidly cooling the hot metal to set its microstructure, impacting everything from its tensile strength to its wear resistance. The cooling rate is indeed a game-changer and has direct impacts on the mechanical properties of steel as well as influences the runout table’s length, which is the area where the steel cools after rolling. Numerous studies are being conducted to improve the qualities of steel in an effort to lower production costs. A compact runout table was plan and built for drive of the hot metallic plate. Commercially available showers of different configurations were used to generate array of laminar jets. Three distinct water-based nanoparticles for instance Al2O3, TiO2, and CuO are employed as coolant in the exploration. The impact of several governing constraints like particle concentration, plate velocity, jet height, fluid pressure on impingement cool off of steel plate was examined. The findings were assessed with water for similar controlling variables. The findings showed that the nanofluids bestows improved heat transfer when competed to the water. Among all, TiO2 nanoparticle for 0.05 wt% concentration reveals higher heat conductive capability for specific experimentation.