Effects of Nanoparticles Shape and Concentration on Natural Convection of Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-Water Nanofluid in a Cubic Enclosure

Three-dimensional numerical simulations of natural convection heat transfer of Al2O3-water nanofluid in a differentially-heated, cubic enclosure is performed considering nanoparticles shape. The effects of nanoparticles shape, nanoparticles volume fraction and Rayleigh number on natural convection h...

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Main Authors: G. Wang, Y. Zhang, J. Zhang, B. Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIDIC Servizi S.r.l. 2017-10-01
Series:Chemical Engineering Transactions
Online Access:https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/246