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In this study the influence of Brownian motion models on fluid-flow, heat transfer, and entropy generation in nanofluid forced convection with variable properties has been numerically inspected in a enclosure with central heat source. The governing equations were solved by finite volume method and SIMPLER algorithm. The numerical study was carried out for Reynolds numbers between 10 and 1000 and nanoparticles volume fraction between 0 and 0.04. The numerical results show that for all investigated models the average Nusselt number increases by nanoparticle volume fraction increment in all Reynolds number. The overall entropy generation behavior is similar to average Nusselt number variation for all inspected models. Among all analyzed models the estimation of Maxwell-Brinkman and Das-Vajjha are mainly closed to each other.

In this study, thermo-physical and geometrical parameters affecting entropy generation of nanofluid turbulent flow such as the volume fraction, Reynolds number, and diameter of the channel and microchannel with circular cross-section under constant flux are examined analytically. Water is used as a base fluid of nanofluid with nanoparticles of Ag, Cu, CuO, and TiO 2. The study is conducted

In this paper, mixed convection fluid flow, heat transfer and entropy generation inside a triangular enclosure filled with CuO-water nanofluid with variable properties are investigated numerically. The inclined walls of enclosure are maintained at a constant temperature T c . The moving bottom wall is kept at a constant temperature T h , which T h >T c .The numerical simulation of mixed convection is carried out using a computer program (FORTRAN language) based on finite volume method and SIMPLER algorithm. This study is performed over a range of nanoparticle volume fractions(0-0.02-0. ).In all investigated aspect ratios and Richardson numbers, average Nusselt number increased by enhancement of volume fraction till 0.02, but it is approximately constant by adding more nanoparticles till 0.04.It is also observed that in all aspect ratios and Richardson numbers, the variation of total entropy generation by enhancement of volume fraction is similar to Nusselt number.