Modified self-consisted scheme to predict the thermal conductivity of nanofluids

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2249-2254

  Hadjov, Kliment B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND METALLURGY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Homogenization; Nanofluids; Self consistent scheme; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLUID INTERFACE; FLUX JUMP; HASHIN-SHTRIKMAN BOUNDS; HOMOGENIZATION; NANOFLUIDS; PARTICLE PACKINGS; PARTICLE SURFACE; SELF-CONSISTENT SCHEME; SPHERICAL NANOPARTICLES; TEMPERATURE JUMP; THERMAL BARRIER; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT; UPPER AND LOWER BOUNDS;

CONTROL THEORY; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; NANOFLUIDICS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOELECTRICITY;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS;

EID: 70349758244     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2009.05.008     Document Type: Article

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