Finned tube performance evaluation with nanofluids and conventional heat transfer fluids

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 580-588

  Strandberg, Roy ^a   Das, Debendra K ^a  

^a University of Alaska Fairbanks   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethylene glycol; Finned tube; Heating capacity; Hydronic system; Nanofluids; Natural convection; Particle concentration; Temperature dependency

Indexed keywords

FINNED TUBE; HEATING CAPACITY; HYDRONIC SYSTEMS; NANOFLUIDS; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCIES; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCY;

ALUMINUM; COPPER OXIDES; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FLUIDS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEATING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NANOPARTICLES; NATURAL CONVECTION; PUMPS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 70649086168     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2009.08.008     Document Type: Article

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