The effect of step height of microscale backward-facing step on mixed convection nanofluid flow and heat transfer characteristics

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 554-566

  Kherbeet, A Sh ^a   Mohammed, H A ^b   Munisamy, K M ^a   Salman, B H ^a  

^a Universiti Tenaga Nasional   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; Microscale backward facing step; Mixed convection; Nanofluids

Indexed keywords

BACKWARD FACING STEP; ENERGY EQUATION; FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER; MIXED CONVECTIVE FLOW; NANOFLUIDS; NANOPARTICLE DIAMETER; SIMPLE ALGORITHM; SKIN FRICTION COEFFICIENT;

FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; MIXED CONVECTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VELOCITY; FACINGS; FRICTION; HEAT CONVECTION; NANOFLUIDICS;

NANOFLUIDICS; HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 84886561336     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2013.09.050     Document Type: Article

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