An experimental study on the effect of ultrasonication on viscosity and heat transfer performance of multi-wall carbon nanotube-based aqueous nanofluids

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 52, Issue 21-22, 2009, Pages 5090-5101

  Garg, Paritosh ^a   Alvarado, Jorge L ^a   Marsh, Charles ^b,c   Carlson, Thomas A ^b   Kessler, David A ^d   Annamalai, Kalyan ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^c University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^d NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Convective heat transfer; Heat transfer enhancement; Multi walled; Nanofluids; Non Newtonian fluid; TEM; Thermal conductivity; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; MULTI-WALLED; NANOFLUIDS; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID; TEM;

CARBON NANOTUBES; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; NANOFLUIDICS; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; RHEOLOGY; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOELECTRICITY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VISCOSITY; VISCOUS FLOW;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 68949190568     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.04.029     Document Type: Article

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