The effect of nanofluids flow on mixed convection heat transfer over microscale backward-facing step

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 55, Issue 21-22, 2012, Pages 5870-5881

  Kherbeet, A Sh ^a   Mohammed, H A ^b   Salman, B H ^a  

^a Universiti Tenaga Nasional   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Heat transfer enhancement; Microscale backward facing step; Mixed convection; Nanofluids

Indexed keywords

BACKWARD FACING STEP; CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; EXPANSION RATIO; FLUID TEMPERATURES; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; MICRO-SCALES; MIXED CONVECTION FLOW; NANOFLUIDS; NANOPARTICLE DIAMETER; RECIRCULATION REGIONS; STEP HEIGHT; UNIFORM HEAT FLUX; ZNO;

DUCTS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEAT FLUX; MIXED CONVECTION; NANOPARTICLES; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ZINC OXIDE;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84864288439     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2012.05.084     Document Type: Article

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