A model for the thermal conductivity of nanofluids - The effect of interfacial layer

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 245-254

  Leong, K C ^a   Yang, C ^a   Murshed, S M S ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Colloids; Heat exchanger; Interfacial layer; Nanofluids; Nanoparticles; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VOLUME FRACTION;

INTERFACIAL LAYER; NANOFLUIDS; NANOPARTICLES; SOLID (PARTICLE)/LIQUID INTERFACE;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33746983549     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-005-9018-9     Document Type: Article

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