Dispersion stability and thermal conductivity of propylene glycol-based nanofluids

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 5049-5055

  Palabiyik, Ibrahim ^a   Musina, Zenfira ^a   Witharana, Sanjeeva ^a   Ding, Yulong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alumina nanoparticles; Dispersion stability; Nanofluids; Propylene glycol; Synthesis; Thermal conductivity; Titania nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA NANOPARTICLE; DISPERSION STABILITY; NANOFLUIDS; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; TITANIA NANOPARTICLES;

DISPERSIONS; GLYCOLS; NANOFLUIDICS; NANOPARTICLES; PROPYLENE; STABILITY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; NANOPARTICLE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; MODEL; NANOFLUIDICS; NONLINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THEORETICAL STUDY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 80955143024     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-011-0485-x     Document Type: Article

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