Analysis of convective instability and heat transfer characteristics of nanofluids

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 2395-2401

  Kim, Jake ^a   Kang, Yong Tae ^b   Choi, Chang Kyun ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VOLUME FRACTION;

BASE FLUID; CONVECTIVE MOTION; NANOFLUIDS; NANOPARTICLE;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; INSTABILITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODEL; NANOSTRUCTURE;

EID: 3242669662     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1739247     Document Type: Article

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