Experimental study of laminar convective heat transfer and viscous pressure loss of alumina-water nanofluid

2008 Proceedings of the ASME Micro/Nanoscale Heat Transfer International Conference, MNHT 2008

Volumn PART A, Issue , 2008, Pages 563-568

  Rea, Ulzie ^a   McKrell, Tom ^a   Hu, Lin Wen ^a   Buongiorno, Jacopo ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat transfer enhancement; Laminar flow; Nanofluid; Nanoparticle colloids

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; NANO FLUIDS; NANOFLUID; NANOPARTICLE COLLOIDS;

FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; FORECASTING; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; HEATING EQUIPMENT; LAMINAR FLOW; ORE TREATMENT; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TURBULENCE;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 49449091805     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/MNHT2008-52263     Document Type: Conference Paper

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