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Table 4 List of symbols

From: Numerical study of a confined slot impinging jet with nanofluids

Symbol

Quantity

SI Unit

c p

Specific heat

J/kg K

H

Channel height

m

h

Heat transfer coefficient

W/m2 K

k

Turbulent kinetic energy

J

L

Channel length

m

Nu

Nusselt number

Equation 11

P

Pressure

Pa

PP

Required pumping power

W

Pr = ν/a Prandtl number

q

Impingement surface heat flux W/m2

 

Re

Reynolds number

Equation 10

T

Temperature

K

u

Velocity component

m/s

V ˙

Volume flow rate

m3/s

W

Jet width

m

x, y

Spatial coordinates

m

Greek symbols

δ

Kronecher delta function

 

ε

Rate of dissipated turbulent

 
 

thermal energy

 

ϕ

Nanoparticle concentration

 

λ

Thermal conductivity

W/mK

μ

Dynamic viscosity

Pa s

ρ

Density

kg/m3

σ

Turbulent Prandtl number

 

τ

Wall shear stress

kg/m

ν

Kinematic viscosity

m2/s

Subscripts

0

Stagnation point

 

a

Ambient

 

avg

Average

 

bf

Base fluid

 

f

Fluid

 

H

Heated

 

J

Jet

 

nf

Nanofluid

 

p

Particle

 

t

Turbulent

 

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