A comparison of thermal characteristics of Al 2O 3/water and CuO/water nanofluids in transition flow through a straight circular duct fitted with helical screw tape inserts

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 39, Issue , 2012, Pages 37-44

  Suresh, S ^a   Venkitaraj, K P ^a   Selvakumar, P ^a   Chandrasekar, M ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Al 2O 3 water; CuO water; Helical screw tape inserts; Nanofluids; Transition flow

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR DUCTS; CUO/WATER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HELICAL SCREWS; NANO-FLUID; NANOFLUIDS; PLAIN TUBES; PUMPING POWER; TAPE INSERTS; THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; VOLUME CONCENTRATION;

ALUMINUM; MIXED CONVECTION; NUSSELT NUMBER; SCREWS; TRANSITION FLOW;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84858299079     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2012.01.004     Document Type: Article

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