Effect of chain-like magnetite nanoparticle aggregates on thermal conductivity of magnetic nanofluid in magnetic field

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 44, Issue , 2013, Pages 607-612

  Nkurikiyimfura, Innocent ^a,b   Wang, Yanmin ^a,c   Pan, Zhidong ^a,c  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^c BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Chain like magnetic nanoparticle aggregates; Magnetic field; Magnetic nanofluid; Thermal conductivity enhancement; Thermal conductivity model

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC FEATURES; CHAIN-LIKE; FIELD INDUCED; MAGNETIC FIELD DIRECTION; MAGNETIC FIELD PARALLEL; MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES; NANOFLUIDS; NANOPARTICLE AGGREGATE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY MODEL; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY RATIO;

AGGREGATES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NANOFLUIDICS; NANOPARTICLES;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS;

EID: 84869168075     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2012.08.024     Document Type: Article

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