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Numerical research of nature convective heat transfer enhancement filled with nanofluids in rectangular enclosures
Rong-Yuan Jou,Sheng-Chung Tzeng +1 more
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In this paper, the effects of Rayleigh number (Ra) and aspect ratio (AR) on the flow pattern and energy transport within the thermal boundary layer were investigated for various pertinent parameters.About:
This article is published in International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer.The article was published on 2006-07-01. It has received 381 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Convective heat transfer & Heat transfer coefficient.read more
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Heat transfer augmentation in a two-sided lid-driven differentially heated square cavity utilizing nanofluids
Raj Kamal Tiwari,Manab Kumar Das +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the behavior of nanofluids inside a two-sided lid-driven differentially heated square cavity to gain insight into convective recirculation and flow processes induced by a nano-fluid.
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Numerical study of natural convection in partially heated rectangular enclosures filled with nanofluids
Hakan F. Öztop,Eiyad Abu-Nada +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used the finite volume technique to solve the governing equations of heat transfer and fluid flow due to buoyancy forces in a partially heated enclosure using nanofluids.
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Review of convective heat transfer enhancement with nanofluids
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors summarized the important published articles on the enhancement of the forced convection heat transfer with nanofluids, including simulations, simulations, and experimental results.
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Thermophysical and electrokinetic properties of nanofluids – A critical review
TL;DR: In this paper, various aspects of nanofluids including synthesis, potential applications, experimental and analytical studies on the effective thermal conductivity, effective thermal diffusivity, convective heat transfer, and electrokinetic properties are critically reviewed.
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Natural convection heat transfer enhancement in horizontal concentric annuli using nanofluids
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the effect of different types and volume fractions of nanoparticles on heat transfer in horizontal annuli using nanofluids and found that nanoparticles with high thermal conductivity caused significant enhancement of heat transfer characteristics.
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Numerical heat transfer and fluid flow
TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on heat and mass transfer, fluid flow, chemical reaction, and other related processes that occur in engineering equipment, the natural environment, and living organisms.
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Investigation on Convective Heat Transfer and Flow Features of Nanofluids
Yimin Xuan,Qiang Li +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, an innovative new class of heat transfer fluids can be engineered by suspending metallic nanoparticles in conventional heat-transfer fluids, which are expected to exhibit high thermal conductivities compared to those of currently used heat transfer fluid, and they represent the best hope for enhancing heat transfer.
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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.
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Natural convection of air in a square cavity: A bench mark numerical solution
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used mesh refnement and extrapolation to obtain an accurate solution of the equations describing two-dimensional natural convection in a square cavity with differentially heated side walls.