Thermal conductivity, viscosity and stability of Al2O3-diathermic oil nanofluids for solar energy systems

Energy

Volumn 95, Issue , 2016, Pages 124-136

  Colangelo, Gianpiero ^a   Favale, Ernani ^a   Miglietta, Paola ^a   Milanese, Marco ^a   de Risi, Arturo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diathermic oil; Nanofluids; Solar energy system; Stability; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; DYNAMIC LIGHT SCATTERING; HEAT TRANSFER; LIGHT SCATTERING; MIXING; NANOFLUIDICS; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; STABILITY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SYSTEM STABILITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; VISCOSITY; VOLUME FRACTION;

CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER; DIATHERMIC OIL; NANOFLUIDS; NON-NEWTONIAN BEHAVIORS; SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS; SOLID PHASE PARTICLES; STABILITY OF NANOFLUIDS; VOLUME CONCENTRATION;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEAT TRANSFER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; NANOPARTICLE; POWER PLANT; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SOLAR POWER; SURFACTANT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84959367918     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.11.032     Document Type: Article

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