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. 2020 Sep 9;22(9):1008. doi: 10.3390/e22091008
a Wavy amplitude (m)
C Specific Heat (J kg1 K1)
D Diameter (m)
K Permeability of Porous Medium (m2)
k Thermal Conductivity (W m1 K1)
L Length (m)
P Dimensionless Pressure
p Pressure (Pa)
S Total Entropy
Sgen,T Thermal Entropy Generation (W K1)
Sgen,f Friction Entropy Generation (W K1)
T Temperature (K)
U,V Dimensionless Velocity
u,v Velocity Components (m s1)
X,Y Dimensionless Coordinates
x,y Dimensional Coordinates (m)
Greek symbols
α Thermal Diffusivity (m2 s1)
λ Wavelength (m)
β Thermal Expansion Coefficient (K1)
ε Porosity
θ Dimensionless Temperature
ϑ Kinematic Viscosity (m2 s1)
μ Dynamic Viscosity (kg m1s1)
ρ Density (kg m3)
φ wavy-wall shift phase/degrees
ϕ Volume Fraction
Subscripts
av Averaged
f Pure Fluid
s Smooth
w Wavy
gen Generation
h Hydraulic
m Mixture
np Nanoparticle
Abbreviations
CFD Computational Fluid Dynamics
Da Darcy Number
Nu Nusselt Number
Pr Prandtl Number
PEC Performance Evaluation Criteria
Re Reynolds Number
SIMPLE Semi-Implicit Method for Pressure-Linked Equations