Energy transport mechanisms in nanofluids and its applications

  • Yimin Xuan
  • , Qiang Li

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Abstract

Nanofluid is a solid-liquid mixture consisting of solid nanoparticles or nanofibers with sizes typically of 1-100 nm suspended in liquid. Thermal conductivity and heat transfer performance of nanofluids is superior to those of the original pure carrier fluids because the suspended nanoparticles remarkably improve energy exchange capability of the suspensions. In the present paper, the investigations efforts cover microscopic and mesoscaled approachs for the heat transfer enhancement mechanism of the nanofluid, flow and heat transfer mechanism and the relevant control methods of the magnetic fluid by suspending magnetic nanoparticles in base fluids, and some applications of nanofluid on a variety of thermal systems in order to understand energy transfer mechanism of nanofluids and guide future applications of nanofluids to thermal engineering.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 7th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels 2009, ICNMM2009
Pages1409-1416
Number of pages8
EditionPART B
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Event7th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels, ICNMM2009 - Pohang, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 22 Jun 200924 Jun 2009

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 7th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels 2009, ICNMM2009
NumberPART B

Conference

Conference7th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels, ICNMM2009
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CityPohang
Period22/06/0924/06/09

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