Experimental study of thermal conductivity and phase change performance of nanofluids PCMs

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 579-584

  Liu, Yu Dong ^a   Zhou, Yue Guo ^a   Tong, Ming Wei ^a   Zhou, Xiao San ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cool storage; Nanofluids; PCMs; Phase change material; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; BASE MATERIAL; COOL STORAGE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; NANOFLUIDS; PCMS; PHASE CHANGE; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; TIO;

BUOYANCY; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; NANOFLUIDICS; NANOPARTICLES; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS;

EID: 70349994677     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-009-0423-8     Document Type: Article

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