Nanofluids: A novel promising flow stabilizer in natural circulation systems

AIChE Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 268-274

  Nayak, Arun Kumar ^a   Gartia, Manas Ranjan ^a   Vijayan, P K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Instability; Nanofluids; Natural circulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 58449093975     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11659     Document Type: Article

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