| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 655987 | International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow | 2011 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The onset of double-diffusive convection in a horizontal layer of a nanofluid is studied analytically. The model used for the nanofluid incorporates the effects of Brownian motion and thermophoresis. In addition the thermal energy equations include regular diffusion and cross-diffusion terms. The stability boundaries for both non-oscillatory and oscillatory cases have been approximated by simple analytical expressions. Physical significance of the obtained results is discussed.
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Authors
D.A. Nield, A.V. Kuznetsov,