Effect of microtube length on heat transfer enhancement of an water/Al 2O3 nanofluid at high Reynolds numbers

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 22-30

  Minea, Alina Adriana ^a  

^a GHEORGHE ASACHI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

Author keywords

Alumina nanofluids; Heat transfer flux; Microtube; Numerical; Turbulent

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; MICROTUBE; NANOFLUIDS; NUMERICAL; PARTICLE VOLUME CONCENTRATIONS; TURBULENT; TURBULENT CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFERS;

ALUMINA; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; PESTICIDE EFFECTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84875437553     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2013.02.057     Document Type: Article

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