Thermal properties and rheological behavior of water based Al2O3 nanofluid as a heat transfer fluid

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 53, Issue , 2014, Pages 227-235

  Ghanbarpour, M ^a   Bitaraf Haghigi, E ^a   Khodabandeh, R ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Al2O3 nanoparticle; Heat transfer; Nanofluid; Thermal conductivity; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE HEAT TRANSFERS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLUID VELOCITIES; LAMINAR AND TURBULENT FLOW; NANOFLUIDS; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ALUMINUM; HEAT TRANSFER; NANOFLUIDICS; NANOPARTICLES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VISCOSITY;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS;

EID: 84892546097     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2013.12.013     Document Type: Article

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