Combined effect of magnetic field and nanofluid variable properties on heat transfer enhancement in natural convection

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 452-472

  Mahmoudi, Amir Houshang ^a,b   Abu Nada, Eiyad ^c,d  

^a SEMNAN UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^c HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^d KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; COMBINED EFFECT; CONTOUR MAP; CONTROL VOLUME METHODS; ENHANCEMENT OF HEAT TRANSFER; ENHANCING HEAT TRANSFER; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HIGH VOLUME FRACTION; MAXIMUM HEAT TRANSFER; NANOFLUIDS; OPTIMUM SELECTION; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; SIMPLE ALGORITHM; VARIABLE PROPERTY;

HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NANOPARTICLES; NATURAL CONVECTION; NUSSELT NUMBER;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84873333515     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: 15210634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407782.2013.733182     Document Type: Article

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