Research Article

Free Convection Heat Transfer in Composite Enclosures with Porous and Nanofluid Layers

Table 1

Thermophysical properties of the nanofluids used in this work.

MaterialsWaterAl2O3

Specific heat capacity, (J kg K)4,179765
Density, (kg m)997.13,970
Thermal conductivity, (W m K)0.61340
Thermal expansion coefficient, (K)