1+1>2: Extraordinary fluid conductivity enhancement

Current Nanoscience

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 527-529

  Wei, Xiaohao ^a   Wang, Liqiu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Nanofluids; Oil water emulsion; Thermal conductivity; Thermal waves; Thermal wave fluids

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; FLUID CONDUCTIVITY; HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS; NANOFLUIDS; OIL/WATER EMULSION; THERMAL WAVES; THERMAL-WAVE FLUIDS;

EMULSIFICATION; FLUIDS; HEAT TRANSFER; NANOFLUIDICS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOANALYSIS;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS;

ARTICLE; FLOW KINETICS; MICROEMULSION; NANOENGINEERING; NANOFLUIDICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 70350774063     PISSN: 15734137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157341309789378104     Document Type: Article

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