Effect of magnetic field on natural convection in a triangular enclosure filled with nanofluid

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue , 2012, Pages 126-140

  Mahmoudi, Amir Houshang ^a   Pop, Ioan ^b   Shahi, Mina ^c  

^a SEMNAN UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

MHD; Nanofluid; Natural convection; Numerical study; Triangular enclosure

Indexed keywords

EFFECT OF MAGNETIC FIELD; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HEAT SOURCES; INCLINED WALLS; NANO-FLUID; NUMERICAL STUDIES; TRIANGULAR ENCLOSURE;

ENCLOSURES; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; NATURAL CONVECTION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUSSELT NUMBER;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84862766883     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2012.04.006     Document Type: Article

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