Numerical investigation on laminar flow due to sudden expansion using nanofluids

Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2217-2227

  Christopher, David Santosh ^a   Madhusudhana, G R ^b   Venkumar, P ^c   Kanna, P Rajesh ^d   Mohammed, H A ^e  

^a SCAD College of Engineering and Technology   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^c KALASALINGAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d VELAMMAL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^e UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Asymmetric Solutions; Flow Bifurcation; Flow Separation; Nanofluids; Sudden Expansion Flow

Indexed keywords

FLOW BIFURCATIONS; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; NANOFLUIDS; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; PARTICLE DENSITIES; REATTACHMENT LENGTH; STREAM FUNCTION-VORTICITY METHODS; SUDDEN EXPANSION FLOWS;

FLOW SEPARATION; LAMINAR FLOW; MIXED CONVECTION; NANOPARTICLES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW; VOLUME FRACTION;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84876544185     PISSN: 15461955     EISSN: 15461963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jctn.2012.2642     Document Type: Article

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