Synthesis and characterization of cerium oxide based nanofluids: An efficient coolant in heat transport applications

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 255, Issue , 2014, Pages 282-289

  Sreeremya, Thadathil S ^a   Krishnan, Asha ^a   Peer Mohamed, A ^a   Hareesh, U S ^a   Ghosh, Swapankumar ^a,b  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

^b CSIR CENTRAL GLASS AND CERAMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Cerium oxide; Heat transfer; Nanofluid; Stability; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

CERIUM COMPOUNDS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DECOMPOSITION; HEAT TRANSFER; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NANOFLUIDICS; NANOPARTICLES; OIL FILLED TRANSFORMERS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; OXIDES; SURFACE TREATMENT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CERIA NANOPARTICLES; CERIUM OXIDES; HEAT TRANSPORT; NANOFLUIDS; PARTICLE LOADING; SHEAR-THINNING BEHAVIOR; STABILITY OF NANOFLUIDS; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS;

EID: 84903892144     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.06.061     Document Type: Article

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