Experimental study on the heat transfer enhancement of MWNT-water nanofluid in a shell and tube heat exchanger

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 108-111

  Lotfi, Roghayeh ^a   Rashidi, Ali Morad ^a   Amrollahi, Azadeh ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM INDUSTRY RIPI   (Iran)

Author keywords

Heat transfer enhancement; Multi walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs); Nanofluids; Shell and tube heat exchanger

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; MULTI-WALLED; MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWNTS); MULTI-WALLED NANOTUBES; NANO-CATALYST; NANO-FLUID; NANOFLUIDS; SHELL AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS; THREE-STAGE METHOD;

CARBON; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84855340203     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2011.10.002     Document Type: Article

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