Effect of inlet and outlet location on the mixed convective cooling inside the ventilated cavity subjected to an external nanofluid

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1158-1173

  Mahmoudi, Amir Houshang ^a   Shahi, Mina ^a   Talebi, Farhad ^a  

^a SEMNAN UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Inlet and outlet location; Mixed convection; Nanofluid; Numerical study; Solid concentration; Vented square cavity

Indexed keywords

NANO-FLUID; NUMERICAL STUDIES; OUTLET LOCATION; SOLID CONCENTRATION; SQUARE CAVITY;

MIXED CONVECTION; NANOFLUIDICS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TITRATION;

INLET FLOW;

EID: 77956057075     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2010.04.004     Document Type: Article

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