Preparation and thermal properties of oil-based nanofluid from multi-walled carbon nanotubes and engine oil as nano-lubricant

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 46, Issue , 2013, Pages 142-147

  Ettefaghi, Ehsan o llah ^a   Ahmadi, Hojjat ^a   Rashidi, Alimorad ^b   Nouralishahi, Amideddin ^a   Mohtasebi, Seyed Saeid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM INDUSTRY RIPI   (Iran)

Author keywords

Engine oil; Flash point; Multi walled carbon nanotubes; Pour point; Thermal conductivity; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

ENGINE OIL; FLASH POINTS; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; NANO-LUBRICANTS; NANOFLUIDS; PLANETARY BALL MILL; POUR POINTS; QUALITY PARAMETERS;

LUBRICATING OILS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); VISCOSITY;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84881263417     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2013.05.003     Document Type: Article

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