Experimental investigation of silver nano-fluid on heat pipe thermal performance

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 17-18, 2006, Pages 2377-2382

  Kang, Shung Wen ^a   Wei, Wei Chiang ^a   Tsai, Sheng Hong ^b   Yang, Shih Yu ^a  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Heat pipe; Nano fluid; Thermal resistance

Indexed keywords

HEAT PIPES; HEAT RADIATION; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT SINKS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SILVER;

CONSTANT-TEMPERATURE BATH; HEAT PIPE; NANO-FLUID; SILVER NANO-PARTICLES;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 33745261255     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2006.02.020     Document Type: Article

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