Molecular dynamic simulation of thermal conductivity of electrically insulating thermal nano-oil

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)

Volumn 7, Issue PARTS A, B, C, D, 2012, Pages 1565-1571

  Raji, K ^a   Sobhan, C B ^a   Taha Tijerina, Jaime ^b   Narayanan, T N ^b   Ajayan, P M ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT   (India)

^b Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrically insulating nanofluids; Molecular dynamics simulation; Thermal conductivity of nanofluids

Indexed keywords

BORON NITRIDE; COOLANTS; HEAT TRANSFER; III-V SEMICONDUCTORS; INSULATION; LENNARD-JONES POTENTIAL; NANOFLUIDICS; NANOPARTICLES; NITRIDES; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS;

COOLING FLUIDS; DYNAMICS SIMULATION; ELECTRICALLY INSULATING NANOFLUID; MOLECULAR DYNAMIC SIMULATION; NANO-OIL; NANOFLUIDS; THERMAL; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF NANOFLUID;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 84887277439     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2012-86111     Document Type: Conference Paper

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