Experimental investigation of temperature and volume fraction variations on the effective thermal conductivity of nanoparticle suspensions (nanofluids)

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Li, Calvin H ^a   Peterson, G P ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOFLUIDS; STEADY-STATE EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VOLUME FRACTIONS;

COPPER OXIDES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; WATER;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EID: 33646739701     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2191571     Document Type: Article

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