A lattice Boltzmann simulation of enhanced heat transfer of nanofluids

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 55, Issue , 2014, Pages 113-120

  Zhou, W N ^a   Yan, Y Y ^a   Xu, J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Heat transfer enhancement; Lattice boltzmann method; Nanofluids; Numerical modelling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; HYDRODYNAMICS; NANOPARTICLES; NUMERICAL MODELS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VOLUME FRACTION;

EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD; LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHODS (LBM); LATTICE BOLTZMANN SIMULATIONS; NANOFLUIDS; NANOPARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; SURFACE-TO-VOLUME RATIO;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84901392551     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2014.04.010     Document Type: Article

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