Analysis of mixed convection flow of a nanofluid in a vertical channel with the Buongiorno mathematical model

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 44, Issue , 2013, Pages 15-22

  Xu, Hang ^a   Fan, Tao ^a   Pop, Ioan ^b  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Buoyancy induced flow; Mixed convection; Nanofluid; Vertical channel

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY INDUCED FLOW; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; HOMOTOPY ANALYSIS METHODS; MIXED CONVECTION FLOW; NANOFLUIDS; VERTICAL CHANNELS; VERTICAL FLAT PLATES;

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; BUOYANCY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXED CONVECTION; NUSSELT NUMBER;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84877132172     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2013.03.015     Document Type: Article

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