Entropy generation during turbulent flow of zirconia-water and other nanofluids in a square cross section tube with a constant heat flux

Entropy

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 6116-6132

  Yarmand, Hooman ^a   Ahmadi, Goodarz ^b   Gharehkhani, Samira ^a   Kazi, Salim Newaz ^a   Safaei, Mohammad Reza ^a,c   Alehashem, Maryam Sadat ^a   Mahat, Abu Bakar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b Clarkson University   (United States)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Entropy generation; Nanofluid; Turbulent flow

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911893647     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10994300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/e16116116     Document Type: Article

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