A numerical analysis on nanofluid mixed convection in triangular cross-sectioned ducts heated by a uniform heat flux

Advances in Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Manca, Oronzio ^a   Nardini, Sergio ^a   Ricci, Daniele ^b   Tamburrino, Salvatore ^c   Jaluria, Yogesh ^d  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b ITALIAN AEROSPACE RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^c ENEA   (Italy)

^d NONE

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