Table 1 Average Nusselt number for various Reynolds number and solid volume fraction
From: Simulation of forced convection in a channel with nanofluid by the lattice Boltzmann method
Reynolds number | Average Nusselt number | φ= 0.0 | φ= 0.03 | φ= 0.05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Re = 10 | Nuave | 2.712 | 2.826 | 2.965 |
Re = 50 | Nuave | 5.294 | 5.683 | 5.919 |
Re = 100 | Nuave | 10.252 | 10.797 | 11.109 |