Optimal concentration of alumina nanoparticles in molten hitec salt to maximize its specific heat capacity

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 174-184

  Ho, Ming Xi ^a   Pan, Chin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Molten salt; Nanofluid; Specific heat capacity; Thermal storage

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA NANOPARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETERS; MOLTEN SALT; NANOFLUIDS; OPTIMAL CONCENTRATION; THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELS; THERMAL STORAGE; UNIFORM DISPERSIONS;

AGGLOMERATION; ALUMINA; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); HEAT STORAGE; NANOFLUIDICS; NANOPARTICLES; OPTIMIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLIDIFICATION;

SPECIFIC HEAT;

EID: 84888618948     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2013.10.078     Document Type: Article

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