Effect of nanofluids on the performance of a miniature plate heat exchanger with modulated surface

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 691-699

  Pantzali, M N ^a   Kanaris, A G ^a   Antoniadis, K D ^a   Mouza, A A ^a   Paras, S V ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

CFD; Nanofluid; Plate heat exchanger; Thermophysical properties

Indexed keywords

CFD; CFD CODES; COOLING FLUIDS; FLAT PLATE; FRICTION LOSS; HEAT CAPACITIES; HEAT EXCHANGING; HEAT TRANSFER AUGMENTATION; HIGH PRICE; LOWER PRESSURES; MODULATED SURFACES; NANOFLUID; NANOFLUIDS; NANOPARTICLE SUSPENSION; PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER; PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERS; PUMPING POWER; SURFACE MODULATIONS; THERMO-PHYSICAL PROPERTY; THERMOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE;

AIR CONDITIONING DUCTS; COPPER OXIDES; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; SURFACE TENSION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 67349091484     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2009.02.005     Document Type: Article

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