Thermal performance of nanofluid flow in microchannels

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1221-1232

  Li, Jie ^a   Kleinstreuer, Clement ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brownian motion; Effective thermal conductivity; Micro mixing; Microchannel heat sinks; Nanofluid flow

Indexed keywords

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; COPPER OXIDES; EMULSIFICATION; LITHIUM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS; MIXED CONVECTION; MIXING; MULTITASKING; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; THERMOELECTRICITY; VOLUME FRACTION;

ANSYS INC. (CO); BROWNIAN MOTIONS; EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY MODELS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; MICRO CHANNELS; MICRO-MIXING; NANO FLUIDS; NANOFLUID FLOW; NANOFLUIDS (NFS); NAVIER-STOKES SOLVERS; POST-PROCESSING; PURE WATER; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 46249085659     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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