Review of the mechanisms responsible for heat transfer enhancement using nanofluids

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 108, Issue , 2016, Pages 720-739

  Pinto, Rodrigo Vidonscky ^a   Fiorelli, Flávio Augusto Sanzovo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Heat transfer enhancement; Nanofluids; Review

Indexed keywords

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; NANOPARTICLES; REVIEWS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ENHANCEMENT OF HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; INTERFACE LAYER; LATEST DEVELOPMENT; NANOFLUIDS; PARTICLE CLUSTERING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT; THERMAL TRANSPORT;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84979738481     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.07.147     Document Type: Review

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