Performance investigation of nanofluids as working fluid in a thermosyphon air preheater

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 523-529

  Leong, K Y ^a,b   Saidur, R ^a   Mahlia, T M I ^a   Yau, Y H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b NATIONAL DEFENCE UNIVERSITY OF MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Air preheater; Heat exchanger; Nanofluids; Thermosyphon

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ANALYSIS; COLD AIR; COMBUSTION PRO-CESS; ENERGY DEMANDS; ENERGY USE; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HOT AIR; NANO-FLUID; NANOFLUIDS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMO-PHYSICAL PROPERTY; THERMOSYPHONS; WATER BASED; WORKING FLUID;

AIR; AIR PREHEATERS; ALUMINA; CAPILLARY FLOW; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; FLUE GASES; GREENHOUSE GASES; HEAT EXCHANGERS; MIXED CONVECTION; SIPHONS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84860358260     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2012.01.014     Document Type: Article

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