Numerical investigations of flow and heat transfer enhancement in a corrugated channel using nanofluid

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1368-1375

  Ahmed, M A ^a   Shuaib, N H ^a   Yusoff, M Z ^a   Al Falahi, A H ^a  

^a Universiti Tenaga Nasional   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Corrugated channel; Finite difference method; Laminar heat transfer; Nanofluid

Indexed keywords

CORRUGATED CHANNEL; CURVILINEAR COORDINATE; ENERGY EQUATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE; FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER AND PRESSURE DROP; HEAT TRANSFER AND PRESSURE DROP CHARACTERISTICS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; INCREASE IN PRESSURE; LAMINAR HEAT TRANSFER; NANO-FLUID; NANOFLUID FLOW; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS;

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; LAMINAR FLOW; NANOPARTICLES; NUMERICAL METHODS; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 81055155851     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2011.08.013     Document Type: Article

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