Experimental study of convective heat transfer of a nanofluid through a pipe filled with metal foam

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 88, Issue , 2015, Pages 33-39

  Nazari, Mohsen ^a   Ashouri, Mojtaba ^a   Kayhani, Mohammad Hasan ^a   Tamayol, Ali ^b  

^a SHAHROOD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental study; Heat transfer; Metal foam; Nanofluids; Pressure drop

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; DROPS; FOAMS; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; METALS; PRESSURE DROP; SPECIFIC HEAT; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FORCED CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; ISOTHERMAL BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; METAL FOAMS; NANOFLUIDS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84908100063     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2014.08.013     Document Type: Article

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