Numerical study of entropy generation in a flowing nanofluid used in micro- and minichannels

Entropy

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 144-155

  Hassan, Mohammadreza ^a   Sadri, Rad ^a   Ahmadi, Goodarz ^b   Dahari, Mahidzal B ^a   Kazi, Salim N ^a   Safaei, Mohammad R ^a   Sadeghinezhad, Emad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b Clarkson University   (United States)

Author keywords

Entropy generation; Laminar flow; Microchannel; Minichannel; Nanofluid

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873257098     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10994300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/e15010144     Document Type: Article

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