Structural optimization of nanofluid flow around an equilateral triangular obstacle

Energy

Volumn 88, Issue , 2015, Pages 385-398

  Rashidi, S ^a   Bovand, M ^a   Abolfazli Esfahani, J ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Al2O3 water nanofluid; Optimization; Response surface methodology; Triangular obstacle

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DRAG; DRAG COEFFICIENT; DRAG REDUCTION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; NANOFLUIDICS; OPTIMIZATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VOLUME FRACTION;

COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATION; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; DESIGN OF THE EXPERIMENT; MAXIMUM HEAT TRANSFER; NANOFLUIDS; OPTIMIZATION PROCEDURES; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; TRIANGULAR OBSTACLE;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; DRAG COEFFICIENT; FLUID FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 84940439451     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.05.056     Document Type: Article

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