Fully developed mixed convection flow of a nanofluid through an inclined channel filled with a porous medium

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 907-914

  Cimpean, Dalia Sabina ^a   Pop, Ioan ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CLUJ NAPOCA   (Romania)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Analytical solution; Fully developed flow; Mixed convection; Nanofluids; Porous medium

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; CONSTANT FLOW RATES; DIMENSIONLESS PARAMETERS; FULLY DEVELOPED FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; INCLINATION ANGLES; MIXED CONVECTION FLOW; NANO-FLUID; NANOFLUIDS; POROUS MEDIUM; TIO; UNIFORM HEAT FLUX;

HEAT FLUX; MIXED CONVECTION; POROUS MATERIALS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 82955162510     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2011.10.018     Document Type: Article

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