CFD modeling (comparing single and two-phase approaches) on thermal performance of Al2o3/water nanofluid in mini-channel heat sink

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 44, Issue , 2013, Pages 157-164

  Moraveji, Mostafa Keshavarz ^a   Ardehali, Reza Mohammadi ^a  

^a ARAK UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

CFD; Heat transfer; Laminar; Mini channel; Nanofluid; Two phase models

Indexed keywords

DIMENSIONLESS NUMBER; LAMINAR; LAMINAR FORCED CONVECTIONS; MINI CHANNELS; NANOFLUIDS; NANOPARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; TWO-PHASE MODEL;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEAT SINKS; HEAT TRANSFER; NUSSELT NUMBER; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84877100981     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2013.02.012     Document Type: Article

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