Experimental investigation of mixed convection heat transfer in vertical tubes by nanofluid: Effects of reynolds number and fluid temperature

International Journal of Engineering, Transactions B: Applications

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1251-1258

  Rostamzadeh, A ^a   Jafarpur, K ^a   Goshtasbirad, E ^a   Doroodmand, M M ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alumina Nanoparticles; Heat Transfer; Mixed Convection; Nanofluid

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MIXED CONVECTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

ALUMINA NANOPARTICLE; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLUID TEMPERATURES; NANOFLUIDS; NEW CORRELATIONS; RATE OF HEAT TRANSFER; UNIFORM WALL TEMPERATURES; WALL TEMPERATURES;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84904706948     PISSN: 1728-144X     EISSN: 17359244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5829/idosi.ije.2014.27.08b.11     Document Type: Article

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