Experimental investigation of the thermo-physical properties of water-ethylene glycol mixture based CNT nanofluids

Thermochimica Acta

Volumn 545, Issue , 2012, Pages 180-186

  Kumaresan, V ^a   Velraj, R ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Density; DSC; Nanofluids; Thermo physical property

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DATA; DSC; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER; NANOFLUIDS; TEMPERATURE RANGE; THEORETICAL MODELS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT; THERMO-PHYSICAL PROPERTY;

CARBON NANOTUBES; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ETHYLENE GLYCOL; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84865016544     PISSN: 00406031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tca.2012.07.017     Document Type: Article

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