Viscosity and thermal conductivity of dispersions of gum arabic capped MWCNT in water: Influence of MWCNT concentration and temperature

Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 474-479

  Indhuja, A ^a   Suganthi, K S ^a   Manikandan, S ^a   Rajan, K S ^a  

^a SASTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Gum arabic; MWCNT water nanofluid; Relative viscosity; Temperature; Thermal conductivity ratio

Indexed keywords

DISPERSANTS; EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; GUM ARABIC; NANOFLUIDS; RELATIVE VISCOSITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY RATIO; WATER NANOFLUIDS;

ADHESIVES; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); TEMPERATURE; VISCOSITY;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84882456488     PISSN: 18761070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2012.11.015     Document Type: Article

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