Table 2 Results obtained from current study in comparison with the experimental results [34] for water-Al2O3 nanofluid at φ = 1 % and Re = 1600
h (W/m2K) | |||
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Dimensionless axial distance | Wen and Ding [34] | Present study | Error (%) |
26.2 | 2611.5 | 2697.7 | 3.3 |
62.8 | 1741.6 | 1692.4 | 2.8 |
115.7 | 1201.1 | 1221.1 | 1.7 |
146.1 | 1015.2 | 993.5 | 2.1 |
172.3 | 905.4 | 887.9 | 1.9 |