Numerical study of turbulent forced convection flow of nanofluids in a long horizontal duct considering variable properties

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1426-1431

  Rostamani, M ^a   Hosseinizadeh, S F ^a   Gorji, M ^a   Khodadadi, J M ^b  

^a BABOL NOSHIRVANI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Duct; Heat transfer enhancement; Nanofluid; Numerical modeling; Turbulent flow

Indexed keywords

CONSTANT HEAT FLUX; CONSTANT VOLUMES; CUO NANOPARTICLES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; HORIZONTAL DUCTS; NANO-FLUID; NANOFLUIDS; NUMERICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL STUDIES; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; THERMO-PHYSICAL PROPERTY; TIO; TURBULENT FORCED CONVECTION; VARIABLE PROPERTY; VOLUME CONCENTRATION; WALL SHEAR STRESS;

COPPER OXIDES; DUCTS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; NANOPARTICLES; NUMERICAL METHODS; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TITANIUM; TITANIUM OXIDES; TURBULENT FLOW;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 78649630746     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2010.08.007     Document Type: Article

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