Analysis of entropy generation during mixed convective heat transfer of nanofluids past a square cylinder in vertically upward flow

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 134, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Sarkar, Sandip ^c   Ganguly, Suvankar ^a   Dalal, Amaresh ^b  

^a TATA STEEL LTD   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

^c NONE

Author keywords

entropy; mixed convection; nanofluids; square cylinder

Indexed keywords

BEJAN NUMBER; ENTROPY GENERATION; MIXED CONVECTION FLOW; MIXED CONVECTIVE; NANO-SIZED; NANOFLUIDS; PETROV-GALERKIN; RICHARDSON NUMBER; SQUARE CYLINDERS; THERMAL IRREVERSIBILITY; TOTAL ENTROPY; UPWARD FLOW; WATER BASED;

ALUMINA; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); ENTROPY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MIXED CONVECTION; NANOPARTICLES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VOLUME FRACTION;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84867539732     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4007411     Document Type: Article

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