Doroodchi, Elham and Evans, Thomas Michael and Moghtaderi, Behdad (2009) Comments on the effect of liquid layering on the thermal conductivity of nanofluids. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 11 (6). pp. 1501-1507.
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Abstract
This article provides critical examinations of two mathematical models that have been developed in recent years to describe the impact of nano-layering on the enhancement of the effective thermal conductivity of nanofluids. Discrepancy between the two models is found to be an artefact of an incorrect derivation used in one of the models. With correct formulation, both models predict effective thermal conductivity enhancements that are not significantly greater than those predicted by classical Maxwell theory. This study indicates that nano-layering by itself is unable to account for the effective thermal conductivity enhancements observed in nanofluids.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Nanofluids - Thermal conductivity - Conductivity enhancement - Fluid layering - Nanoparticles - Modeling and simulation |
| Subjects: | Material Science > Nanostructured materials |
| ID Code: | 6563 |
| Deposited By: | SPI |
| Deposited On: | 27 Jul 2009 14:08 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Jul 2009 14:08 |
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