Computational analysis of factors influencing thermal conductivity of nanofluids

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 6365-6375

  Okeke, G ^a   Witharana, S ^a   Antony, S J ^a   Ding, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colloids; Nanofluids; Nanomechanics; Thermal conductance

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE SIZE; ALUMINA-WATER NANOFLUID; CHEMICAL DIMENSION; COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EFFECT OF FACTORS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; INTERFACIAL RESISTANCES; INTERFACIAL THERMAL RESISTANCE; INTERFACIAL-LAYER THICKNESS; NANOFLUIDS; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; PARTICLE CLUSTERING; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; PRIMARY PARTICLES; RADIUS OF GYRATION; STEEP GRADIENTS; THERMAL CONDUCTANCE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT; THERMAL ENHANCEMENT; TIO; TITANIA; WATER BASED;

AGGREGATES; ALUMINA; ASPECT RATIO; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COLLOIDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FRACTALS; NANOFLUIDICS; NANOMECHANICS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CUPRIC OXIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HEAT TOLERANCE; NANOFLUIDICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84857051607     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-011-0389-9     Document Type: Article

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