Numerical simulation of free convection of a nanofluid in L-shaped cavities

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1731-1740

  Mahmoodi, Mostafa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aspect ratio; Free convection; L Shaped cavity; Nanofluid; Numerical simulation

Indexed keywords

CAVITY ASPECT RATIO; CU NANOPARTICLES; FREE CONVECTIONS; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; L-SHAPED CAVITY; NANO-FLUID; PRESSURE FIELD; RATE OF HEAT TRANSFER; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; SIMPLER ALGORITHMS; SOLID VOLUME FRACTION; THERMAL FIELD;

ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; NATURAL CONVECTION; NUSSELT NUMBER; TITRATION;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 79959329658     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2011.04.009     Document Type: Article

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