Numerical Study of Three Different Approaches to Simulate Nanofluids Flow and Heat Transfer in a Microtube

Heat Transfer - Asian Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 46-58

  Salman, B H ^a   Mohammed, H A ^b   Kherbeet, A SH ^c  

^a LIMKOKWING UNIVERSITY OF CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c Universiti Tenaga Nasional   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Microtube; Nanofluids; Numerical modelling; Two phase

Indexed keywords

MIXTURES; NANOFLUIDICS; NUMERICAL MODELS;

FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER; FORCED CONVECTIVE FLOWS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; LAMINAR AND TURBULENT FLOW; MICROTUBE; NANOFLUIDS; SINGLE-PHASE MODEL; TWO PHASE;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 84954366360     PISSN: 10992871     EISSN: 15231496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/htj.21152     Document Type: Article

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