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Enhancing thermal conductivity of fluids with nano-particles

Stephen U. S. Choi
- Vol. 231, pp 99-105
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The article was published on 1995-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 7263 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Thermal conductivity & Nanoparticle.

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