Analysis of Brownian motion and particle size effects on the thermal behavior and cooling performance of microchannel heat sinks

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue , 2012, Pages 36-44

  Seyf, Hamid Reza ^a   Nikaaein, Behrang ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Brownian motion; Microchannel heat sink; Nanofluids; Particle size

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDES; COOLING PERFORMANCE; FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER; MICRO CHANNEL HEAT SINKS; MICRO-MIXING; MOTION OF PARTICLES; NANOFLUID FLOW; NANOFLUIDS; NANOPARTICLE MATERIALS; NUMERICAL DATA; PARTICLE SIZE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL BEHAVIORS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; TWO-EQUATION MODEL; ZINC OXIDE (ZNO);

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; HEAT SINKS; MIXED CONVECTION; PARTICLE SIZE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; ZINC OXIDE;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84860708364     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2012.02.022     Document Type: Article

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