An investigation of the thermal performance of cylindrical heat pipes using nanofluids

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 53, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 376-383

  Shafahi, Maryam ^a   Bianco, Vincenzo ^b   Vafai, Kambiz ^a   Manca, Oronzio ^b  

^a University of California Riverside   (United States)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heat pipe; Nanofluids; Thermal performance

Indexed keywords

HEAT LOADS; MASS CONCENTRATION; NANO-FLUID; NANOFLUIDS; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMAL RESISTANCE; TIO; TWO-DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS; WORKING FLUID;

COPPER OXIDES; HEAT PIPES; MIXED CONVECTION; NANOFLUIDICS; NANOPARTICLES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

HEAT RESISTANCE;

EID: 71749103062     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.09.019     Document Type: Article

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