Numerical study of turbulent flow and heat transfer characteristics of nanofluids considering variable properties

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 290-302

  Namburu, Praveen K ^a   Das, Debendra K ^a   Tanguturi, Krishna M ^a   Vajjha, Ravikanth S ^a  

^a University of Alaska Fairbanks   (United States)

Author keywords

Convection; Heat transfer enhancement; Nanofluid; Nanoparticles; Turbulent flow; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER OXIDES; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GLYCOLS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; HEATING EQUIPMENT; HYDRODYNAMICS; MIXED CONVECTION; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SILICON COMPOUNDS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOSITY;

CIRCULAR TUBES; CONSTANT HEAT FLUXES; CONVECTION; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFERS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; NANOFLUID; NANOFLUIDS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENTS; THERMOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; VARIABLE PROPERTIES; VOLUME CONCENTRATIONS; WATER MIXTURES;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 56649084923     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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