Experimental investigation on thermal and rheological properties of n-octadecane with dispersed TiO2 nanoparticles

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 59, Issue , 2014, Pages 68-74

  Motahar, Sadegh ^a   Nikkam, Nader ^b   Alemrajabi, Ali A ^a   Khodabandeh, Rahmatollah ^b   Toprak, Muhammet S ^b   Muhammed, Mamoun ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

N Octadecane; PCM; Rheological properties; Thermal conductivity; TiO2 nanoparticle

Indexed keywords

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; N-OCTADECANE; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; THERMAL AND RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; TIO;

PULSE CODE MODULATION;

EID: 84910094051     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2014.10.016     Document Type: Article

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