An experimental comparison of water based alumina and silica nanofluids heat transfer in laminar flow regime

Journal of Central South University

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 3582-3588

  Ahmad, Azari ^a   Mansour, Kalbasi ^a   Masoud, Derakhshandeh ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

convection; forced convection; heat transfer; nano scale heat transfer

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; EXPERIMENTAL COMPARISON; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLOW RESISTANCE; LAMINAR FLOW REGIMES; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; NANO SCALE;

ALUMINA; FORCED CONVECTION; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; LAMINAR FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; SILICA;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84891593365     PISSN: 20952899     EISSN: 21622388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11771-013-1884-1     Document Type: Article

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