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Effect of nanofluid variable properties on natural convection in enclosures filled with a CuO–EG–Water nanofluid
Eiyad Abu-Nada,Ali J. Chamkha +1 more
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In this article, the authors focused on the study of natural convection heat transfer characteristics in a differentially-heated enclosure filled with a CuOeEGeWater nanofluid for different published variable thermal conductivity and variable viscosity models.About:
This article is published in International Journal of Thermal Sciences.The article was published on 2010-12-01. It has received 207 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Nanofluid & Natural convection.read more
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Recent advances in modeling and simulation of nanofluid flows-Part I: Fundamentals and theory
Omid Mahian,Omid Mahian,Omid Mahian,Lioua Kolsi,Mohammad Amani,Patrice Estellé,Goodarz Ahmadi,Clement Kleinstreuer,Jeffrey S. Marshall,Majid Siavashi,Robert A. Taylor,Hamid Niazmand,Somchai Wongwises,Somchai Wongwises,Tasawar Hayat,Tasawar Hayat,Arun V. Kolanjiyil,Alibakhsh Kasaeian,Ioan Pop +18 more
TL;DR: A review of the latest developments in modeling of nanofluid flows and heat transfer with an emphasis on 3D simulations can be found in this paper, where the main models used to calculate the thermophysical properties of Nanofluids are reviewed.
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Simulation of nanofluid heat transfer in presence of magnetic field: A review
TL;DR: In this article, a review of previous publications about nanofluid hydrothermal treatment in the presence of magnetic field is presented, where Ferrohydrodynamic and Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) can take role in simulations.
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Nanofluid convective heat transfer using semi analytical and numerical approaches: A review
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide a brief review of researches on nanofluid flow and heat transfer via semi-analytical and numerical methods and show that the Nusselt number is an increasing function of nanoparticle volume fraction.
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Investigation of nanofluid mixed convection in a shallow cavity using a two-phase mixture model
Marjan Goodarzi,Mohammad Reza Safaei,Kambiz Vafai,Goodarz Ahmadi,Mahidzal Dahari,Salim Newaz Kazi,Nazean Jomhari +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of nanoparticle concentration, shear and buoyancy forces, and turbulence on flow and thermal behavior of nanofluid flow were studied, and the model predictions for very low solid volume fraction were found to be in good agreement with earlier numerical studies for a base fluid.
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A review on natural convective heat transfer of nanofluids
TL;DR: In this paper, a comprehensive review on the research progress on the natural convective heat transfer characteristics of nanofluids for both single and two-phase models is presented, where both experimental and theoretical studies are reviewed for natural convection of Nanofluid in different types of enclosures.
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Buoyancy-driven heat transfer enhancement in a two-dimensional enclosure utilizing nanofluids
TL;DR: In this article, a model is developed to analyze heat transfer performance of nanofluids inside an enclosure taking into account the solid particle dispersion, where the transport equations are solved numerically using the finite-volume approach along with the alternating direct implicit procedure.