Numerical study of convective heat transfer of nanofluids in a circular tube two-phase model versus single-phase model

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 91-97

  Haghshenas Fard, M ^a   Esfahany, M Nasr ^a   Talaie, M R ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

CFD; Circular tube; Convective heat transfer; Nanofluid; Nanoparticle

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE RELATIVE ERROR; CFD SIMULATIONS; CIRCULAR TUBES; CONSTANT WALL TEMPERATURE; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; NANO-FLUID; NANOFLUIDS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; SINGLE-PHASE MODEL; THEORETICAL MODELS; TWO-PHASE MODEL;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; NANOPARTICLES; PECLET NUMBER; SIMULATORS; SPECIFIC HEAT; TUBES (COMPONENTS); TWO PHASE FLOW;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 70749127541     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2009.08.003     Document Type: Article

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