Performance characteristics of a microchannel heat sink using TiO2/water nanofluid and different thermophysical models

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 47, Issue , 2013, Pages 98-104

  Nitiapiruk, Piyanut ^a   Mahian, Omid ^b   Dalkilic, Ahmet Selim ^c   Wongwises, Somchai ^a,d  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d Academy of Science   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Microchannel; Nanofluids; Performance characteristics; Thermophysical properties

Indexed keywords

FRICTION FACTORS; MICRO CHANNEL HEAT SINKS; NANOFLUIDS; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; THERMOPHYSICAL; TIO;

HEAT SINKS; MICROCHANNELS; NUSSELT NUMBER; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84883214911     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2013.07.001     Document Type: Article

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