Heat transfer characteristics of a two-phase closed thermosyphons using nanofluids

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 550-557

  Huminic, Gabriela ^a   Huminic, Angel ^a  

^a TRANSILVANIA UNIVERSITY OF BRASOV   (Romania)

Author keywords

Heat transfer characteristics; Iron oxide nanoparticles; Nanofluid; Thermosyphon

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION LEVELS; COPPER TUBES; ENHANCEMENT OF HEAT TRANSFER; FLOW FEATURES; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; HEAT TRANSFER DEVICE; HOMOGENIZERS; INCLINATION ANGLES; IRON OXIDE NANOPARTICLE; IRON OXIDE NANOPARTICLES; LASER PYROLYSIS; MEAN DIAMETER; NANO-FLUID; NANOFLUIDS; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; OUTER DIAMETERS; THERMOSYPHONS; TWO-PHASE CLOSED THERMOSYPHON; WORKING FLUID;

CAPILLARY FLOW; FLOW PATTERNS; FLUIDS; HEAT TRANSFER; IRON OXIDES; NANOPARTICLES; PYROLYSIS; SIPHONS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ULTRASONIC TESTING;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 78751704721     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2010.12.009     Document Type: Article

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