Heat transfer and entropy generation analysis of nanofluids flow in an open cavity

Computers and Fluids

Volumn 88, Issue , 2013, Pages 363-373

  Mehrez, Zouhaier ^a,b   Bouterra, Mourad ^b   El Cafsi, Afif ^b   Belghith, Ali ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GABES   (Tunisia)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Entropy generation; Mixed convection; Nanofluid; Open cavity

Indexed keywords

ENHANCEMENT OF HEAT TRANSFER; ENTROPY GENERATION; ENTROPY GENERATION ANALYSIS; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; NANOFLUIDS; OPEN CAVITY; SOLID VOLUME FRACTION; UNIFORM TEMPERATURE;

ASPECT RATIO; ENTROPY; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; MIXED CONVECTION; NANOPARTICLES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VOLUME FRACTION;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84886259659     PISSN: 00457930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2013.09.026     Document Type: Article

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