An experimental study on thermal conductivity and viscosity of nanofluids containing carbon nanotubes

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Sadri, Rad ^a   Ahmadi, Goodarz ^b   Togun, Hussein ^a   Dahari, Mahidzal ^a   Kazi, Salim Newaz ^a   Sadeghinezhad, Emad ^a   Zubir, Nashrul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b Clarkson University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersant; Gum arabic; Multi walled carbon nanotubes; MWCNTs; Nanofluids; SDBS; SDS; Surfactant; Thermal conductivity; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; DISPERSIONS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOFLUIDICS; NANOTUBES; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; SHEAR THINNING; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; SONICATION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VISCOSITY;

DISPERSANTS; GUM ARABIC; MWCNTS; NANOFLUIDS; SDBS;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS;

ACACIA SENEGAL;

EID: 84905050848     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-9-151     Document Type: Article

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