Natural convection heat transfer performance in complex-wavy-wall enclosed cavity filled with nanofluid

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue , 2012, Pages 255-263

  Cho, Ching Chang ^a   Chen, Chieh Li ^a   Chen, Cha'O Kuang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Complex wavy wall; Enclosed cavity; Heat transfer enhancement; Nanofluid; Natural convection

Indexed keywords

BOUSSINESQ APPROXIMATIONS; COMPLEX-WAVY-WALL; ENCLOSED CAVITY; FLOW STREAMLINES; GEOMETRY PARAMETER; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; LOW TEMPERATURES; NANOFLUIDS; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; PURE WATER; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; SINUSOIDAL FUNCTIONS;

NANOPARTICLES; NATURAL CONVECTION; NUSSELT NUMBER;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84864453087     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2012.05.001     Document Type: Article

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