Effect of specific surface area on convective heat transfer of graphene nanoplatelet aqueous nanofluids

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 68, Issue , 2015, Pages 100-108

  Mehrali, Mohammad ^a   Sadeghinezhad, Emad ^a   Rosen, Marc A ^b   Tahan Latibari, Sara ^a   Mehrali, Mehdi ^a   Metselaar, Hendrik Simon Cornelis ^a   Kazi, Salim Newaz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Convective heat transfer coefficient; Friction factor; Graphene nanoplatelets nanofluid; Rheology; Thermal conductivity; Turbulent flow; Variable specific surface area

Indexed keywords

FLUIDS; FRICTION; GRAPHENE; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; RHEOLOGY; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; STAINLESS STEEL; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TUBULAR STEEL STRUCTURES; TURBULENT FLOW;

CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; FRICTION FACTORS; HEAT TRANSFER APPLICATIONS; NANOFLUIDS; STAINLESS STEEL TUBE; THERMO-PHYSICAL PROPERTY; UNIFORM HEAT FLUX;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84935014030     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2015.03.012     Document Type: Article

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