Experimental heat transfer of nanofluid through an annular duct

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 958-963

  Nasiri, M ^a   Etemad, S Gh ^a   Bagheri, R ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aluminum oxide; Annular channel; Heat transfer; Nanofluid; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDES; ANNULAR CHANNELS; CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; CONSTANT WALL TEMPERATURE; EXPERIMENTAL HEAT TRANSFER; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; NANOFLUID; NANOFLUIDS; NANOPARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; TIO;

ANNULAR DUCTS; NUSSELT NUMBER; OXIDES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 79959932858     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2011.04.011     Document Type: Article

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