Analysis of performances of a manifold microchannel heat sink with nanofluids

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 89, Issue , 2015, Pages 305-313

  Yue, Yun ^a   Mohammadian, Shahabeddin K ^a   Zhang, Yuwen ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Entropy generation; Manifold microchannel heat sink; Nanofluids

Indexed keywords

FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEAT SINKS; MICROCHANNELS; NANOFLUIDICS; NANOPARTICLES; NUSSELT NUMBER; PARTICLE SIZE; PUMPS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VOLUME FRACTION;

ENTROPY GENERATION; MANIFOLD MICROCHANNEL HEAT SINKS; NANOFLUIDS; PARTICLE DIAMETERS; PERFORMANCE INDICES; PUMPING POWER; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; TOTAL ENTROPY;

ENTROPY;

EID: 84949134107     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2014.11.016     Document Type: Article

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