Numerical investigation on the use of nanofluids in natural convection heat exchangers using a mixture-phase approach

Heat Transfer - Asian Research

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 756-770

  Tahery, Amir Asgary ^a   Zehforoosh, Aydin ^a   Pesteei, S M ^b  

^a Department of Mechanical Engineering   (Iran)

^b URMIA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Mixture phase; Nanofluid; Nanoparticle; Natural convection

Indexed keywords

MIXTURE PHASE; MODEL APPROACH; NANO-FLUID; NANOFLUIDS; NEWTONIANS; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; PURE WATER; SINGLE-PHASE MODEL;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; MIXTURES; NANOPARTICLES; NATURAL CONVECTION; NUSSELT NUMBER;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 81255162640     PISSN: 10992871     EISSN: 15231496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/htj.20383     Document Type: Article

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