Numerical study of laminar mixed convection of a nanofluid in horizontal curved tubes

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 8-9, 2007, Pages 1327-1337

  Akbarinia, A ^a   Behzadmehr, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SISTAN AND BALUCHESTAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Buoyancy force; Centrifugal force; Curved tube; Mixed convection; Nanofluid

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CENTRIFUGATION; LAMINAR FLOW; MIXED CONVECTION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

BUOYANCY FORCE; CENTRIFUGAL FORCE; CURVED TUBES; NANOFLUID;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 33846593829     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2006.10.034     Document Type: Article

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