Experimental investigation of aluminum oxide nanofluid on heat pipe thermal performance

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1444-1448

  Keshavarz Moraveji, Mostafa ^a   Razvarz, Sina ^b  

^a ARAK UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Heat load; Heat pipe; Nanofluid; Thermal performance

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDES; CONCENTRATION LEVELS; COPPER TUBES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; NANOFLUIDS; OPERATING STATE; PURE WATER; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; THERMAL EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; WALL TEMPERATURES;

HEAT PIPES; MIXED CONVECTION; OXIDES; SINTERING; THERMAL LOAD; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84866922820     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2012.07.024     Document Type: Article

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