A comparison of experimental heat transfer characteristics for Al2O3/water and CuO/water nanofluids in square cross-section duct

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 924-928

  Nassan, Taofik H ^a   Heris, S Zeinali ^a   Noie, S H ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Heat transfer enhancement; Nanofluid; Square cross section duct; Uniform heat flux

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; NANO-FLUID; SQUARE CROSS-SECTION; SQUARE CROSS-SECTION DUCT; UNIFORM HEAT FLUX;

ALUMINUM; DUCTS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; LAMINAR FLOW;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 77955274099     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2010.04.009     Document Type: Article

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