Thermo-physical properties of engineered dispersions of nano-sand in propylene glycol

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 449, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 8-18

  S, Manikandan ^a   A, Shylaja ^a   KS, Rajan ^a  

^a SASTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Liquid layering; Nanofluids; Propylene glycol; Sand nanoparticles; Thermal conductivity; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; LIQUIDS; NANOPARTICLES; POLYOLS; PROPYLENE; SAND; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS; VISCOSITY;

HYDROGEN BONDING NETWORK; NANOFLUIDS; NANOPARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; PROPYLENE GLYCOLS; STIRRED BEAD MILLINGS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT; THERMO-PHYSICAL PROPERTY; VISCOSITY OF DISPERSIONS;

NANOFLUIDICS;

NANOFLUID; NANOPARTICLE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SAND NANOPARTICLE; SILANOL; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROGEN BOND; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIRRED BEAD MILLING; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VISCOSITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84896040956     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2014.02.040     Document Type: Article

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