Free convection heat transfer of non Newtonian nanofluids under constant heat flux condition

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1449-1454

  Khadangi Mahrood, Mahmoud Reza ^a   Etemad, Seyed Gholamreza ^a   Bagheri, Rouhollah ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; Nanofluids; Nanoparticle; Natural convection; Non Newtonian

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE; CONSTANT HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; NANOFLUIDS; NANOPARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; NON-NEWTONIAN; OPTIMUM CONCENTRATION; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; TIO; VERTICAL CYLINDERS;

ALUMINUM; ASPECT RATIO; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; NANOPARTICLES; NATURAL CONVECTION; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 81055140119     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2011.08.012     Document Type: Article

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