Experimental determination of the effect of varying the fluid on static thermal conductivity of nanofluids

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) HTD

Volumn 376 HTD, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 755-758

  Nara, S ^a   Bhattacharya, P ^a   Vijayan, P ^a   Lai, W ^a   Rosenthal, W ^a   Phelan, P E ^a   Prasher, R S ^b   Song, D W ^b   Wang, J ^b  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b INTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOFLUIDS; NANOMETERS; NANOPARTICLES;

ETHYLENE; GLYCOLS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PROPYLENE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 33645664451     PISSN: 02725673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2005-81494     Document Type: Conference Paper

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