Simulation of forced convection in a channel with nanofluid by the lattice boltzmann method

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-8

  Sidik, Nor Azwadi Che ^a   Khakbaz, Maysam ^a   Jahanshaloo, Leila ^a   Samion, Syahrullail ^a   Darus, Amer Nordin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Lattice boltzmann method; Nanofluid; Nusselt number; Reynolds number; Volume fraction

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); KINETIC THEORY; LAMINAR FLOW; NANOFLUIDICS; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TWO PHASE FLOW; VOLUME FRACTION;

CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; HORIZONTAL CHANNELS; LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD; LOW TEMPERATURES; NANOFLUIDS; SOLID VOLUME FRACTION; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 84884253333     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-8-178     Document Type: Article

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