The magnetic-nanofluid heat pipe with superior thermal properties through magnetic enhancement

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Chiang, Yuan Ching ^a   Chieh, Jen Jie ^b   Ho, Chia Che ^c  

^a CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Magnetic nanofluids; Slug; Thermal conductivity; Vapor

Indexed keywords

HEAT PIPES; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; MAGNETISM; NANOFLUIDICS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VAPORS;

ENERGY SYSTEMS; ENHANCED HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT-DISSIPATION DEVICES; MAGNETIC ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC NANOFLUID; NANOFLUIDS; SLUG; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS;

EID: 84864011006     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-7-322     Document Type: Article

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