How better are propylene glycol-based nanofluids compared to propylene glycol? A study in small, jacketed vessel

Asian Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 328-334

  Radhakrishnan, Anju K ^a   Aishwarya, V ^a   Suganthi, K S ^a   Rajan, K S ^a  

^a SASTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cupric oxide; Heat transfer performance; Jacketed vessel; Manganese ferrite; Propylene glycol nanofluid

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898036840     PISSN: 19921454     EISSN: 20772076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajsr.2014.328.334     Document Type: Article

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