Effect of Al2O3/H2O nanofluid on MWNT circular fin structures in a minichannel

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 523-530

  Tullius, J F ^a   Bayazitoglu, Y ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

Al 2O3 nanofluid; Carbon nanotubes; Forced convection; Micro pin fins; Minichannel

Indexed keywords

BASE TEMPERATURE; CHANNEL SURFACE; COATED SURFACE; CONSTANT HEAT FLUX; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXTENDED PERFORMANCE; FIN ARRAYS; FIN STRUCTURES; HEAT REMOVAL; MICRO PIN FINS; MINI CHANNELS; NANOFLUIDS; PIN-FINS; POWER INPUT; STRUCTURED SURFACES; SURFACE IMPERFECTIONS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; VOLUME CONCENTRATION; VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE; WORKING MEDIUM;

ALUMINUM; CARBON NANOTUBES; DEIONIZED WATER; EXPERIMENTS; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FORCED CONVECTION; MIXED CONVECTION; NANOPARTICLES; SILICON; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84873681322     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2013.01.035     Document Type: Article

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