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Using a magnetic field to reduce natural convection in a vertical cylindrical annulus
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In this article, the effects of different parameters such as the strength of the magnetic field, the radii ratio, aspect ratio, and Prandtl number on the temperature distribution, average Nusselt number, distribution of Lorentz forces as well as induced electric field were investigated.About:
This article is published in International Journal of Thermal Sciences.The article was published on 2017-08-01. It has received 91 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Nusselt number & Prandtl number.read more
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Experimental investigation of rheological behavior of the hybrid nanofluid of MWCNT–alumina/water (80%)–ethylene-glycol (20%)
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of volume concentration and temperature on dynamic viscosity of the hybrid nanofluid of multi-walled carbon nanotubes and aluminum oxide in a mixture of water (80%) and ethylene-glycol (20%) has been presented.
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The investigation of thermal radiation and free convection heat transfer mechanisms of nanofluid inside a shallow cavity by lattice Boltzmann method
TL;DR: In this article, the authors simulate the interaction between thermal surface radiation and nanofluid free convection in a two dimensional shallow cavity by lattice Boltzmann method, and the results are presented as the profiles of velocity and temperature and also the streamlines and isotherms.
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Influence of hybrid nanofluids on the performance of parabolic trough collectors in solar thermal systems: Recent findings and numerical comparison
TL;DR: In this article, the authors tried to review some solar applications of nanofluids with reference to hybrid nano-fluids and their possible use for solar energy systems and tried to shed some light on the importance of using new heat transfer fluids, too.
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Effect of two isothermal obstacles on the natural convection of nanofluid in the presence of magnetic field inside an enclosure with sinusoidal wall temperature distribution
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of magnetic field on the natural convection of Al2O3-water nanofluid inside a square enclosure with isothermal obstacles and sinusoidal wall temperature distribution has been numerically studied.
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A novel sensitivity analysis model of EANN for F-MWCNTs–Fe3O4/EG nanofluid thermal conductivity: Outputs predicted analytically instead of numerically to more accuracy and less costs
TL;DR: In this paper, a new approach of enhanced artificial neural network (EANN) is developed based on the new generated hybrid nanocomposite of F-MWCNTs and Fe3O4/EG which represents the Functionalized Multi Walled Carbon Nano Tubes together with Fe 3O4 nanoparticles, dispersed in ethylene glycol as the base fluid.
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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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An experimental and theoretical study of natural convection in the annulus between horizontal concentric cylinders
TL;DR: In this paper, an experimental and theoretical-numerical investigation has been carried out to extend existing knowledge of velocity and temperature distributions and local heat-transfer coefficients for naturel convection within a horizontal annulus.
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Magnetic field effect on natural convection in a nanofluid-filled square enclosure
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the natural convection in an enclosure that is filled with a water-Al2O3 nanofluid and is influenced by a magnetic field, based upon numerical predictions, the effects of pertinent parameters such as the Rayleigh number (103,≤,Ra,≤ 107), the solid volume fraction (0.06), and the Hartmann number ( 0.1), on the flow and temperature fields and the heat transfer performance of the enclosure were examined.
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Effects of temperature and nanoparticles concentration on rheological behavior of Fe3O4–Ag/EG hybrid nanofluid: An experimental study
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of temperature and nanoparticles concentration on the rheological behavior of Fe 3 O 4 -Ag/EG hybrid nanofluid have been experimentally investigated.
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Experimental study on thermal conductivity of water-based Fe3O4 nanofluid: Development of a new correlation and modeled by artificial neural network
TL;DR: In this paper, the thermal conductivity of Fe 3 O 4 magnetic nanofluids has been investigated experimentally by employing a KD2 Pro thermal properties analyser under temperatures ranging from 20°C to 55°C.