A review on nanofluids - Part II: Experiments and applications

Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 631-648

  Wang, Xiang Qi ^a   Mujumdar, Arun S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; Nanofluids; Nanoparticles; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; NANOPARTICLES; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; FLUID FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFERS; FREE CONVECTION FLOWS; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; NANOFLUIDS; SOLID PARTICLES;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 57149131341     PISSN: 01046632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-66322008000400002     Document Type: Review

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