CVFEM analysis for Fe3O4–H2O nanofluid in an annulus subject to thermal radiation

• Published in: International journal of heat and mass transfer Vol. 132; pp. 473 - 483
• Main Authors: Dogonchi, A.S., Waqas, M., Seyyedi, S.M., Hashemi-Tilehnoee, M., Ganji, D.D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2019; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: [formula omitted] nanofluid; Annuli; Cancer; Computational fluid dynamics; Computer simulation; CVFEM; Drug delivery systems; Energy storage; Fluid flow; Friction reduction; Hartmann number; Iron oxides; Magnetic field; Mathematical models; Nanofluids; Nanoparticles; Nusselt number; Parameters; Thermal engineering; Thermal radiation; Transportation; Fe3O4–H2O nanofluid; Thermal radiation; CVFEM; Magnetic field

•CVFEM is employed to simulate the nanofluid natural convection in an annulus.•Thermal radiation and magnetohydrodynamics are taken into consideration.•A correlation for average Nusselt number is established in terms of energetic parameters.•Average Nusselt number decays via larger Hartman number. C...