Numerical simulation of mixed convection flows in a square lid-driven cavity partially heated from below using nanofluid

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1504-1512

  Mansour, M A ^a   Mohamed, R A ^b   Abd Elaziz, M M ^b   Ahmed, Sameh E ^b  

^a Assiut University   (Egypt)

^b SOUTH VALLEY UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Finite difference method; Lid driven; Mixed convection; Nanofluid

Indexed keywords

GOVERNING EQUATIONS; GOVERNING PARAMETERS; HEAT SOURCES; LID-DRIVEN; LID-DRIVEN CAVITIES; MIXED CONVECTION FLOW; NANO-FLUID; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; NUMERICAL STUDIES; SOLID VOLUME FRACTION; TIO;

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

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD;

EID: 78649634549     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

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