Effect of nanofluid variable properties on mixed convection in a square cavity

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 112-126

  Sebdani, Saeed Mazrouei ^a   Mahmoodi, Mostafa ^a   Hashemi, Seyed Mohammad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASHAN   (Iran)

^b K N TOOSI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cavity; Finite volume method; Mixed convection; Nanofluid; Variable properties

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM WALL; BRINKMAN MODELS; BUOYANCY FORCES; CAVITY; COLD SIDE; CONCENTRATION-DEPENDENT; EFFECT OF ADDITION; EFFECTIVE VISCOSITY; ENHANCEMENT OF HEAT TRANSFER; FINITE VOLUME; HEAT SOURCES; MAXWELL-GARNETT MODELS; NANO-FLUID; RATE OF HEAT TRANSFER; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; SHEAR FORCE; SIDE WALLS; SQUARE CAVITY; VARIABLE PROPERTY; VARIABLE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VARIABLE VISCOSITY;

BUOYANCY; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT TRANSFER; MIXED CONVECTION; NANOPARTICLES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR FLOW; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS; VISCOSITY;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 81255141989     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2011.09.003     Document Type: Article

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