Mixed convection heat transfer characteristics from heat source located symmetrically inside square enclosure and cooled by Al2O3/water-based nanofluid flow was experimentally investigated. The configuration was subjected to high levels of natural convection and low rates of nanofluid flow. The nanofluid thermophysical properties were characterized using the available correlations in the literatures except the viscosity which was measured and correlated in terms of the nanoparticles loading ratios. Comparative analysis indicated that the application of nanofluid could not guarantee heat transfer enhancement in configurations dominated by natural convection. Exception heat transfer enhancement was only found when very low nanoparticles loading ratio was applied. Instead, heat transfer degradation was found especially in the cases of highest nanoparticles loading ratios. Alternatively, heat transfer enhancement was observed when the forced convection effect was substantial at the highest nanofluid flow rate. The present conclusions were justified and correlated to the findings reported in the literature.
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