Natural convection heat transfer of nanofluids in annular spaces between horizontal concentric cylinders

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 17-18, 2011, Pages 4055-4063

  Cianfrini, Marta ^a   Corcione, Massimo ^a   Quintino, Alessandro ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Horizontal annuli; Nanofluids; Natural convection; Optimal particle loading; Theoretical analysis

Indexed keywords

ANNULAR SPACE; AVERAGE TEMPERATURE; CONCENTRIC CYLINDERS; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; DYNAMIC VISCOSITIES; EFFECTIVE PROPERTY; EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; EMPIRICAL EQUATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HORIZONTAL ANNULI; LIQUID PHASIS; MAXIMUM HEAT TRANSFER; MIXING THEORY; NANO-FLUID; NANO-SIZED; NANOFLUIDS; NANOPARTICLE DIAMETER; NANOPARTICLE SIZES; NANOPARTICLE SUSPENSION; OPERATING CONDITION; OPTIMAL PARTICLE LOADING; PARTICLE LOADING; REFERENCE TEMPERATURE; SINGLE-PHASE FLOW; SINGLE-PHASE FLUID; SOLID PARTICLES; SOLID-LIQUID MIXTURES; THEORETICAL ANALYSIS; UNIFORM TEMPERATURE;

CYLINDERS (SHAPES); HEAT TRANSFER; LIQUIDS; NANOPARTICLES; NATURAL CONVECTION; OPTIMIZATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 80052948452     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.08.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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