On heat transfer in external natural convection flows using two nanofluids

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 901-908

  Popa, C ^a   Fohanno, S ^a   Nguyen, C T ^b   Polidori, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; Laminar turbulent transition; Natural convection; Transition threshold; Water alumina nanofluid; Water CuO nanofluid

Indexed keywords

CUO NANOFLUID; LAMINAR-TURBULENT TRANSITION; NANO-FLUID; TRANSITION THRESHOLD;

HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; NATURAL CONVECTION; TITRATION;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 77950021524     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2009.12.015     Document Type: Article

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