The onset of nanofluid bioconvection in a suspension containing both nanoparticles and gyrotactic microorganisms

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1421-1425

  Kuznetsov, A V ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Brownian motion; Gyrotactic microorganisms; Horizontal layer; Nanofluid bioconvection; Natural convection; Thermophoresis

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; BIOCONVECTION; BROWNIAN MOTION; CRITICAL RAYLEIGH NUMBER; GYROTACTIC MICROORGANISMS; HORIZONTAL LAYERS; LINEAR INSTABILITY ANALYSIS; NANO-FLUID;

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; GALERKIN METHODS; MICROORGANISMS; NANOPARTICLES; NATURAL CONVECTION; THERMOPHORESIS;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 78649635419     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2010.08.015     Document Type: Article

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