Effects of geometrical parameters on the flow and heat transfer characteristics in trapezoidal-corrugated channel using nanofluid

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 42, Issue , 2013, Pages 69-74

  Ahmed, M A ^a,b   Yusoff, M Z ^b   Shuaib, N H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANBAR   (Iraq)

^b Universiti Tenaga Nasional   (Malaysia)

^c TNB RESEARCH SDN BHD   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Finite volume method; Laminar flow; Nanofluid; Trapezoidal corrugated channel

Indexed keywords

BODY FITTED COORDINATES; CORRUGATED CHANNEL; ENERGY EQUATION; FINITE VOLUME APPROACH; FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER; LAMINAR FORCED CONVECTIONS; NANOFLUIDS; NANOPARTICLE VOLUME FRACTIONS; TEMPERATURE CONTOURS; TRAPEZOIDAL-CORRUGATED CHANNEL; VELOCITY VECTORS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; ITERATIVE METHODS; LAMINAR FLOW; NANOPARTICLES; NUSSELT NUMBER; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VOLUME FRACTION;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84874274877     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2012.12.012     Document Type: Article

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