Thermal performance and operational attributes of the startup characteristics of flat-shaped heat pipes using nanofluids

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 55, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 140-155

  Alizad, Karim ^a   Vafai, Kambiz ^a   Shafahi, Maryam ^b  

^a University of California Riverside   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disk shaped; Flat shaped; Heat pipe; Nanofluid; Thermal performance

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODEL; DISK-SHAPED; FLAT PLATE; FLAT-SHAPED; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; NANO-FLUID; NANOFLUIDS; PIPE PERFORMANCE; PIPE WALLS; START-UPS; STARTUP CHARACTERISTICS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; TIO; TRANSIENT BEHAVIOR; TRANSIENT PROCESS;

HEAT PIPES; HEAT RESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXED CONVECTION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SLIP FORMING; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 80255131388     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2011.08.050     Document Type: Article

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