Experimental investigation of thermal-rheological properties and heat transfer behavior of the heat transfer oil-copper oxide (HTO-CuO) nanofluid in smooth tubes

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 68, Issue , 2015, Pages 681-688

  Akhavan Behabadi, M A ^a   Hekmatipour, F ^b   Mirhabibi, S M ^b   Sajadi, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Copper oxide; Heat transfer enhancement; Heat transfer oil; Laminar flow; Nanofluid

Indexed keywords

COPPER; COPPER OXIDES; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; LAMINAR FLOW; NANOFLUIDICS; NANOPARTICLES; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VISCOSITY;

CONSTANT WALL TEMPERATURE; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER RATES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HORIZONTAL SMOOTH TUBES; NANOFLUIDS; RHEOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; VOLUMETRIC THERMAL EXPANSION;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 84938356582     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2015.07.008     Document Type: Article

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