Two phase mixed convection Al2O3-water nanofluid flow in an annulus

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 585-595

  Mokhtari Moghari, R ^a   Akbarinia, A ^b   Shariat, M ^a   Talebi, F ^a   Laur, R ^b  

^a SEMNAN UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Annulus; Mixed convection; Mixture model; Nanofluid; Two phase

Indexed keywords

ANNULUS; BODY FORCES; BOUSSINESQ; BROWNIAN MOTION; BUOYANCY FORCES; CONSTANT HEAT FLUX; EFFECTIVE DYNAMICS; EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; FLUID FLOW; FLUID-FLOW PROPERTIES; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; FRICTION FACTORS; GRASHOF; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; INNER WALLS; MIXTURE MODEL; NANO-FLUID; NANOFLUID FLOW; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NAVIER-STOKES; TWO PHASE; TWO-PHASE MIXTURE MODELS; VELOCITY-PRESSURE;

ALUMINUM; BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRICTION; HEAT FLUX; MIXED CONVECTION; NANOPARTICLES; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TITRATION; VOLUME FRACTION;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 79956223500     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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