An experimental study on thermal performance of Al2O 3/water nanofluid in a minichannel heat sink

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 516-522

  Ho, C J ^a   Chen, W C ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Heat sink; Laminar forced convection; Minichannel; Nanofluid

Indexed keywords

BULK TEMPERATURES; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FORCED CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; LAMINAR FORCED CONVECTIONS; MINI CHANNELS; NANOFLUIDS; PUMPING POWER; PURE WATER; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

HEAT SINKS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84866544703     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2012.07.037     Document Type: Conference Paper

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