Periodic mixed convection of a nanofluid in a cavity with top lid sinusoidal motion

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 225, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2149-2160

  Karimipour, A ^a   Nezhad, A H ^b   Behzadmehr, A ^b   Alikhani, S ^a   Abedini, E ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SISTAN AND BALUCHESTAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Mixed convection; Nanofluid; Top lid oscillation; Volume fraction

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM WALL; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; NANO-FLUID; PERIODIC STATE; RECTANGULAR CAVITY; RICHARDSON NUMBER; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; THERMAL BEHAVIOURS;

ASPECT RATIO; HEAT TRANSFER; MIXED CONVECTION; NANOPARTICLES; SPECIFIC HEAT; TITRATION; VOLUME FRACTION;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 80052813247     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: 20412983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954406211404634     Document Type: Conference Paper

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