New Nusselt number correlations to predict the thermal conductivity of nanofluids

Advanced Powder Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1124-1131

  Zerradi, Hicham ^a   Ouaskit, Said ^a   Dezairi, Aouatif ^a   Loulijat, Hamid ^a   Mizani, Sofia ^a  

^a Université Hassan II de Casablanca   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo; Nanofluids; Nusselt number; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; COPPER OXIDES; HEAT FLUX; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NANOFLUIDICS; NANOPARTICLES; NUSSELT NUMBER; OXIDE MINERALS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; NANOFLUIDS; NANOPARTICLES SIZES; NEW CORRELATIONS; NUSSELT NUMBER CORRELATION; TEMPERATURE VARIATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY MODEL;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS;

EID: 84901603729     PISSN: 09218831     EISSN: 15685527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2014.02.020     Document Type: Article

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