Convective heat transfer in the vertical channel flow of a clear fluid adjacent to a nanofluid layer: a two-fluid model

    Authors

    R. A. Van Gorder; K. V. Prasad;K. Vajravelu

    Comments

    Authors: contact us about adding a copy of your work at STARS@ucf.edu

    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Heat Mass Transf.

    Keywords

    DEVELOPED MIXED CONVECTION; NATURAL-CONVECTION; ENCLOSURE; ENHANCEMENT; REVERSAL; PLATES; Thermodynamics; Mechanics

    Abstract

    A two-fluid vertical channel flow and convective heat transfer model in which one of the two fluids is a nanofluid demonstrates that the nanofluid can modify the fluid velocity at the interface of the two fluids, and can be used to reduce shear at both the surface of the clear fluid and the interface of the two fluids. Moreover, we find that the addition of a nanofluiod can favorably modify thermal properties of the fluid.

    Journal Title

    Heat and Mass Transfer

    Volume

    48

    Issue/Number

    7

    Publication Date

    1-1-2012

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    1247

    Last Page

    1255

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000305686200016

    ISSN

    0947-7411

    Share

    COinS