Influence of particle concentration and temperature on thermal conductivity and viscosity of Al2O3/R141b nanorefrigerant

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 43, Issue , 2013, Pages 100-104

  Mahbubul, I M ^a   Saidur, R ^a   Amalina, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Nanofluid; Nanorefrigerant; Temperature; Thermal conductivity; Viscosity; Volume concentration

Indexed keywords

AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEMS; AVERAGE DIAMETER; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; NANO REFRIGERANTS; NANOFLUIDS; OPTIMAL CONCENTRATION; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; VOLUME CONCENTRATION;

ALUMINUM; NANOFLUIDICS; REFRIGERANTS; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VISCOSITY;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS;

EID: 84875811549     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2013.02.004     Document Type: Article

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