Application of nanofluids in computer cooling systems (heat transfer performance of nanofluids)

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 45-46, Issue , 2012, Pages 9-14

  Rafati, M ^a   Hamidi, A A ^a   Shariati Niaser, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Computer water cooling; Convective heat transfer coefficient; Nanofluid; Processor temperature

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER COOLING; CONVECTION COEFFICIENTS; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; COOLING PROCESS; ENHANCED HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; NANO-FLUID; NANOFLUIDS; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; PURE FLUIDS; STABLE SUSPENSIONS; THERMAL BEHAVIORS; TITANIA; VOLUMETRIC CONCENTRATIONS; WATER COOLING;

ALUMINA; COOLING; DEIONIZED WATER; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FLOW RATE; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; NANOPARTICLES; SILICA; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84861208287     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2012.03.028     Document Type: Article

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