Thermodynamic analysis and optimization of fully developed turbulent forced convection in a circular tube with water-Al2O3 nanofluid

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 89, Issue , 2015, Pages 694-706

  Mwesigye, Aggrey ^a   Huan, Zhongjie ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Entropy generation; Nanofluid; Optimal; Reynolds number; Thermodynamic optimization; Volume fraction

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ENTROPY; FORCED CONVECTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; THERMOANALYSIS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); VELOCITY; VOLUME FRACTION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS ANALYSIS; ENTROPY GENERATION; ENTROPY GENERATION MINIMIZATION; NANOFLUIDS; OPTIMAL; THERMODYNAMIC INVESTIGATION; THERMODYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION; TURBULENT FORCED CONVECTION;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84930647137     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2015.05.099     Document Type: Article

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