Simple model for thermal conductivity of nanofluids using resistance model approach

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 555-559

  Meibodi, Majid Emami ^a   Vafaie Sefti, Mohsen ^a   Rashidi, Ali Morad ^b   Amrollahi, Azadeh ^b   Tabasi, Mohsen ^c   Kalal, Hossein Sid ^c  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM INDUSTRY RIPI   (Iran)

^c NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Brownian; Mean free path; Nanofluid; Resistance model; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTABLE PARAMETERS; BROWNIAN MOTION; INTERFACIAL LAYER; LOWER LIMITS; MEAN FREE PATH; NANO-FLUID; NANOFLUIDS; NEW MECHANISMS; RESISTANCE MODELS; SIMPLE MODEL;

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; NANOFLUIDICS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOANALYSIS;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS;

EID: 77951634695     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2009.12.010     Document Type: Article

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