On the microscopic flow characteristics of nanofluids by molecular dynamics simulation on Couette flow

Open Fuels and Energy Science Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 21-27

  Cui, Wenzheng ^a   Bai, Minli ^a   Lv, Jizu ^a   Li, Xiaojie ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Couette flow; Heat transfer enhancement; Mechanism; Molecular dynamics method; Nanofluids

Indexed keywords

COUETTE FLOWS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; LIQUID ARGON; MICRO MOTION; MICROSCOPIC FLOW; MICROSCOPIC LEVELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS METHODS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; NANOFLUIDS; SHEAR DIRECTION; SHEARING VELOCITY; SOLID SURFACE; STATISTIC ANALYSIS; TWO DIRECTIONS; VISUAL OBSERVATIONS;

HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; LIQUEFIED GASES; MECHANISMS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NANOPARTICLES;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84860668916     PISSN: 1876973X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1876973X01205010021     Document Type: Article

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