Molecular dynamics modeling of thermal conductivity enhancement in metal nanoparticle suspensions

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 867-872

  Sankar, N ^a   Mathew, Nithin ^a   Sobhan, C B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT   (India)

Author keywords

Molecular dynamics; Nanofluids; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; ESTIMATION; FLUIDS; LIQUIDS; METALS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULES; NANOFLUIDICS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PLATINUM; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS); SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VOLUME FRACTION;

(PL) PROPERTIES; CONDUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT; EFFECTIVE MEDIUM THEORIES (EMT); ELSEVIER (CO); EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS; GENERIC PROBLEM; METAL NANO PARTICLES; METALLIC NANOPARTICLES (MNP); MOLECULAR DYNAMICS (MD) METHODS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS MODELING; NANO FLUIDS; PARAMETRIC STUDIES; PLATINUM NANO-PARTICLES; PROCEDURAL STEPS;

THERMOELECTRICITY;

EID: 47649116716     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2008.03.006     Document Type: Article

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