Abstract
A series of numerical simulations has been conducted to determine the interfacial convective heat transfer coefficient in a porous media filled with nanofluid. Numerical computations results were carried out using the microscopic governing equations based on the modified Buongiorno model. These results were integrated to obtain both interfacial convective heat transfer coefficient and Nusselt number. Substantial increase in the Nusselt number was observed for the case of nanofluid. The interfacial convective heat transfer coefficient exceeded the level expected from the increase in the effective Prandtl number.
