Computation of the natural convection of nanofluid in a square cavity with homogeneous and nonhomogeneous models

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 287-301

  Choi, Seok Ki ^a   Kim, Seong O ^a   Lee, Tae Ho ^a   Dohee, D Hahn ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOVERNING EQUATIONS; LAMINAR NATURAL CONVECTION; NON-HOMOGENEOUS; NON-UNIFORM GRIDS; NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PRIMITIVE VARIABLES; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; THERMAL EXPANSION COEFFICIENTS;

FINITE VOLUME METHOD; NANOPARTICLES; NATURAL CONVECTION; NUSSELT NUMBER; VOLUME FRACTION;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84888585658     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: 15210634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407782.2013.831695     Document Type: Article

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