Abstract
A numerical study of the steady free convection flow in shallow and slender porous cavities filled by a nanofluid is presented. The nanofluid model takes into account the Brownian diffusion and the thermophoresis effects. The governing dimensional partial differential equations are transformed into a dimensionless form before being solved numerically using a finite difference method. Effort has been focused on the effects of four types of influential factors such as the aspect ratio, the Rayleigh and Lewis numbers, and the buoyancy-ratio parameter on the fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 082501 |
| Journal | Journal of Heat Transfer |
| Volume | 136 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2014 |
Keywords
- Buongiorno model
- Nanofluid
- Numerical solution
- Shallow and slender cavities
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
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Sheremet, M. A., Groşan, T., & Pop, I. (2014). Free convection in shallow and slender porous cavities filled by a nanofluid using Buongiorno's model. Journal of Heat Transfer, 136(8), [082501]. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4027355