Improved transient heat transfer performance of ZnO-propylene glycol nanofluids for energy management

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 96, Issue , 2015, Pages 115-123

  Suganthi, K S ^a   Rajan, K S ^a  

^a SASTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Heat transfer coefficient; Heat transfer rate ratio; Nanofluid; Transient heat transfer; ZnO propylene glycol

Indexed keywords

COOLANTS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; GLYCOLS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; NANOPARTICLES; POLYOLS; PROPYLENE; SPECIFIC HEAT; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS; ZINC OXIDE;

HEAT TRANSFER RATE; NANOFLUIDS; NANOPARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; OVERALL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; PROPYLENE GLYCOLS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT; TRANSIENT HEAT TRANSFER; VOLUME CONCENTRATION;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84924763547     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2015.02.069     Document Type: Article

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