Influence of nanofluids on parallel flow square microchannel heat exchanger performance

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-9

  Mohammed, H A ^a   Bhaskaran, G ^a   Shuaib, N H ^a   Abu Mulaweh, H I ^b  

^a Universiti Tenaga Nasional   (Malaysia)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; Microchannel heat exchanger; Nanofluids; Numerical; Parallel flow

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDES; CONJUGATE HEAT TRANSFER; DEVELOPING FLOW; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER AND FLUID FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; INCREASE IN PRESSURE; MICROCHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER; NANOFLUIDS; NUMERICAL; PARALLEL FLOWS; PERFORMANCE INDICES; PUMPING POWER; SILICON DIOXIDE; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; THERMAL PROPERTIES; TIO; WALL SHEAR STRESS;

ALUMINUM; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; MICROCHANNELS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PARALLEL FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; PUMPS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SILICA; SILICON OXIDES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 78650275409     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2010.09.007     Document Type: Article

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