A numerical investigation of laminar flow of a water/alumina nanofluid

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 423-432

  Farinas Alvarino P ^a   Saiz Jabardo J M ^a   Arce, A ^a   Lamas Galdo, M I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

CFD particles field; Heat transfer enhancement; Nanofluids

Indexed keywords

CFD SOLVER; CONCENTRATION BOUNDARY LAYER; CONCENTRATION EFFECTS; CONSTANT HEAT FLUX; DIFFUSION EFFECTS; ENERGY TRANSPORT; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; GRAETZ NUMBER; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; MODEL SOLUTION; NANOFLUIDS; NANOPARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; THERMOPHORETIC; TUBE WALLS; VOLUMETRIC CONCENTRATIONS;

DIFFUSION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; LAMINAR FLOW; NANOPARTICLES; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84872799254     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2012.12.033     Document Type: Article

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