Comparative analysis of single and two-phase models for CFD studies of nanofluid heat transfer

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1343-1354

  Akbari, M ^a   Galanis, N ^a   Behzadmehr, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SISTAN AND BALUCHESTAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

CFD; Mixed convection; Nanofluids; Single phase model; Two phase models

Indexed keywords

CFD; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; EULERIAN; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FINITE VOLUME APPROACH; HORIZONTAL TUBES; HYDRODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; HYDRODYNAMIC FIELD; MIXED CONVECTION FLOW; NANO-FLUID; NANOFLUIDS; SINGLE-PHASE MODEL; TWO-PHASE MODEL; UNIFORM HEAT FLUX; VOLUME CONCENTRATION; VOLUME OF FLUIDS; WATER NANOFLUIDS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FORECASTING; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MIXED CONVECTION; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 79956094301     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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