Review on the preparation and thermal performances of carbon nanotube contained nanofluids

Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1030-1041

  Xie, Huaqing ^a   Chen, Lifei ^a  

^a SHANGHAI SECOND POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; CRITICAL HEAT FLUX; ENHANCED HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER MECHANISM; LARGE ASPECT RATIO; NANOFLUIDS; PREPARATION TECHNIQUE; THEORETICAL MODELS; THEORETICAL STUDY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; ULTRAHIGH-THERMAL-CONDUCTIVITY;

ASPECT RATIO; CARBON NANOTUBES; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; NANOFLUIDICS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS;

EID: 79954575422     PISSN: 00219568     EISSN: 15205134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/je101026j     Document Type: Review

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