Experimental investigations and theoretical determination of thermal conductivity and viscosity of Al2O3/water nanofluid

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 210-216

  Chandrasekar, M ^a   Suresh, S ^a   Chandra Bose, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Nanofluids; Thermal conductivity; Viscosity; Volume concentration

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION METHOD; DISTILLED WATER; EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; MICROWAVE ASSISTED; NANO-FLUID; NANOFLUIDS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; THEORETICAL MODELS; VISCOSITY INCREASE; VOLUME CONCENTRATION;

ALUMINUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); NANOFLUIDICS; NANOPARTICLES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOANALYSIS; VISCOMETERS; VISCOSITY;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS;

EID: 73749088493     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2009.10.022     Document Type: Article

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