Comparing the thermal performance of water, Ethylene Glycol, Alumina and CNT nanofluids in CPU cooling: Experimental study

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 57, Issue , 2014, Pages 371-377

  Nazari, M ^a   Karami, M ^b   Ashouri, M ^a  

^a SHAHROOD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Alumina; CNT; CPU; Experimental study; Heat transfer; Nanofluids

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; COOLING; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FLOW RATE; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; POLYOLS; VOLUME FRACTION;

CNT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; COOLING PERFORMANCE; CPU; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; NANOFLUIDS; PROCESSOR TEMPERATURES;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84903155004     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2014.06.003     Document Type: Article

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