Study of the effective thermal conductivity of nanofluids

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

Volumn 376 HTD, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 537-541

  Shukla, Ratnesh K ^a   Dhir, Vijay K ^a  

^a Engineering IV   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD NANOFLUIDS; HAMILTON-CROSSER MODEL; NANOMETER; NON-METALLIC SOLID NANOPARTICLES;

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; HAMILTONIANS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 33645669090     PISSN: 02725673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2005-80281     Document Type: Conference Paper

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