Comparison of the thermal performances of two nanofluids at low temperature in a plate heat exchanger

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1535-1543

  Maré, Thierry ^a   Halelfadl, Salma ^a   Sow, Ousmane ^b   Estellé, Patrice ^c   Duret, Steven ^d   Bazantay, Frederic ^d  

^a CAMPUS DE BEAULIEU   (France)

^b Third World Forum Dakar   (Senegal)

^c LGCGM   (France)

^d Centre Technique Froid et Climatisation   (France)

Author keywords

Exchanger of heat plates; Experimental; Nanofluid; Nanoparticles; Pressure drop; Transfers of convective heat; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CARBON NANOTUBES; DROPS; NANOPARTICLES; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TEMPERATURE; VISCOSITY; YARN;

AQUEOUS SUSPENSIONS; CONVECTIVE COEFFICIENT; CONVECTIVE HEAT; EXPERIMENTAL; EXPERIMENTAL DEVICES; NANOFLUIDS; PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 80053292201     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

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