A semi-Analytical model for the thermal conductivity of nanofluids and determination of the nanolayer thickness

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 202-214

  Tso, C Y ^a   Fu, S C ^a   Chao, Christopher Y H ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Effective thermal conductivity; Heat conduction; Mathematical model; Nanofluids; Nanolayer; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENHANCED THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; HEAT CONDUCTION EQUATIONS; INTERFACIAL NANOLAYERS; NANO LAYERS; NANOFLUIDS; SOLID-LIQUID SUSPENSION; SPHERICAL COORDINATES;

ANALYTICAL MODELS; HEAT CONDUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODELS; NANOFLUIDICS; NANOPARTICLES; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS;

EID: 84888420156     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2013.10.077     Document Type: Article

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