The application of nanofluids on three dimensional mixed convection heat transfer in equilateral triangular duct

International Journal of Heat and Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 3-12

  Mohammed, H A ^a   Om, Nur Irmawati ^a   Shuaib, N H ^a   Hussein, Ahmed Kadhim ^b   Saidur, R ^c  

^a Universiti Tenaga Nasional   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BABYLON   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Heat transfer enhancement; Mixed convection; Nanofluids; Numerical modeling; Triangular duct

Indexed keywords

DUCTS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; MIXED CONVECTION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUSSELT NUMBER; PRESSURE DROP; RADIATION EFFECTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SILICON COMPOUNDS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

APEX ANGLES; BUOYANCY FORCES; ENERGY EQUATION; FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; MIXED CONVECTIVE; NANO-FLUID; NANOFLUIDS; NAVIER STOKES; NUMERICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS; PURE WATER; RAYLEIGH NUMBER;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84856400457     PISSN: 03928764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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