Experimental thermal-hydraulic evaluation of CuO nanofluids in microchannels at various concentrations with and without suspension enhancers

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 55, Issue 9-10, 2012, Pages 2684-2691

  Byrne, Matthew D ^a   Hart, Robert A ^a   Da Silva, Alexandre K ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper oxide; Heat transfer; Microchannel; Nanofluid; Pressure drop; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

CETYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE; CONCENTRATION VALUES; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLOW PROPERTIES; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; HYDRODYNAMIC LOSS; MASS FLOW RATE; NANO-FLUID; NANO-PARTICLE DISPERSIONS; NANOFLUIDS; PARALLEL MICROCHANNELS; PUMPING POWER; PURE WATER; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLID MEDIA; THERMAL HYDRAULICS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; TRANSIENT SETTLING;

COPPER OXIDES; DYNAMIC LIGHT SCATTERING; FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT TRANSFER; MICROCHANNELS; NANOPARTICLES; PRESSURE DROP; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84857922073     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2011.12.018     Document Type: Article

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