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. 2023 Jan 26;13(3):500. doi: 10.3390/nano13030500
A1, A2 coefficient for viscosity
Ck coefficient for thermal conductivity
Dh hydraulic diameter, (m)
h heat transfer coefficient, (W/(m2K))
k thermal conductivity, (W/(m K))
KR conductivity ratio
H slot-to-plate distance, (m)
Nu Nusselt number
p pressure, (Pa)
Pr Prandtl number
R residual
Rc cylinder radius, (m)
Re Reynolds number
Rew rotational Reynolds number
Sc distance between the cylinders, (m)
T temperature, (K)
u, v velocity components, (m/s)
w slot width, (m)
W weight function
x, y Cartesian coordinates, (m)
Greek Characters
α thermal diffusivity, (m2/s)
ϕ solid volume fraction
ν kinematic viscosity, (m2/s)
ρ density, (kg/m3)
ω rotational speed, (rad/s)
ΔT temperature difference, (K)
Subscripts
c cold
h hot
m average
nf nanofluid
p solid particle
Abbreviations
ANN artificial neural network
EBE energy balance equation
MSE mean square error
NF nanofluid
NP nanoparticle
PST panel surface temperature
PV photovoltaic
PV-T photovoltaic thermal
RCC rotating circular cylinder
SVF solid volume fraction
T-RCC twin rotating circular cylinder