High efficiency nanofluid cooling system for wind turbines

Thermal Science

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 543-554

  De Risi, Arturo ^a   Milanese, Marco ^a   Colangelo, Gianpiero ^a   Laforgia, Domenico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cooling system; Nanofluid; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; COOLING; COOLING SYSTEMS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; NANOFLUIDICS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; WASTE HEAT;

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; HIGHEST TEMPERATURE; MECHANICAL COMPONENTS; MECHANICAL PARTS; NANOFLUIDS; NEW SOLUTIONS; WATER NANOFLUIDS; WINDTURBINE TOWERS;

WIND TURBINES;

EID: 84902441347     PISSN: 03549836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/TSCI130316116D     Document Type: Article

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