Experimental investigation of CuO-water nanofluid flow and heat transfer inside a microchannel heat sink

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 84, Issue , 2014, Pages 275-292

  Rimbault, Benjamin ^a   Nguyen, Cong Tam ^a   Galanis, Nicolas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Copper oxide water; Friction factor; Heat sink; Heat transfer; Hydraulic; Laminar turbulent transition; Microchannel; Nanofluid; Nusselt number

Indexed keywords

HEAT SINKS; HEAT TRANSFER; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; HYDRAULICS; MICROCHANNELS; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VOLUME FRACTION;

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FRICTION FACTORS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; LAMINAR-TURBULENT TRANSITION; MICRO CHANNEL HEAT SINKS; NANOFLUIDS; PARTICLE VOLUME FRACTIONS; RECTANGULAR MICROCHANNELS;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84903618346     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2014.05.025     Document Type: Article

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