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Thermal characteristics studies on sintered wick heat pipe using CuO and Al2O3 nanofluids
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In this paper, the thermal characteristics of cylindrical sintered wick heat pipe were investigated using CuO and Al2O3 nanofluids and the effect of inclination angle and heat input on the thermal performance of heat pipe was also studied.About:
This article is published in Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science.The article was published on 2016-12-01. It has received 33 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Nanofluid & Heat pipe.read more
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Diurnal thermal evaluation of an evacuated tube solar collector (ETSC) charged with graphene nanoplatelets-methanol nano-suspension
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report the results of several experiments conducted on the thermal performance and efficiency of an evacuated tube solar collector (ETSC), where the heat pipes were charged with graphene-methanol nanofluid and the effect of various operating conditions including the installation tilt angle of the collector, the value of the filling ratio, the mass fraction of graphene nanoplatelets, and the flow rate of collector's loop on thermal efficiency was experimentally investigated.
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Assessment of the thermal performance of a thermosyphon heat pipe using zirconia-acetone nanofluids
TL;DR: In this article, an experimental investigation was conducted to quantify the heat transfer coefficient, thermal resistance and the thermal performance of a thermosyphon heat pipe charged with zirconia-acetone nanofluid.
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Current research aspects in mono and hybrid nanofluid based heat pipe technologies
TL;DR: A state-of-the-art review on different types of heat pipe s, nanofluids preparation and characterization techniques have been carried out to satisfy the need of enhanced heat transfer and miniaturization in size.
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Potential of solar collectors for clean thermal energy production in smart cities using nanofluids: Experimental assessment and efficiency improvement
TL;DR: In this article, an experimental study was performed to assess the potential thermal application of a new nanofluid comprising carbon nanoparticles dispersed in acetone inside an evacuated tube solar thermal collector.
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Thermal conductivity of an ethylene glycol/water-based nanofluid with copper-titanium dioxide nanoparticles: An experimental approach
K.Y. Leong,Idayu Razali,K. Z. Ku Ahmad,Hwai Chyuan Ong,Mariyam Jameelah Ghazali,Mohd Rosdzimin Abdul Rahman +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the thermal conductivity characteristics of a copper-titanium dioxide (Cu-TiO2) hybrid nanofluid and compared with those of a non-hybrid (Cu and TiO2), were investigated.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present basic concepts and analysis of experimental data for basic electrical measurements and sensors, including Displacement and Area Measurements, Pressure Measurement, Flow Measurement and Temperature Measurement.
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An investigation of the thermal performance of cylindrical heat pipes using nanofluids
TL;DR: In this paper, a two-dimensional analysis is used to study the thermal performance of a cylindrical heat pipe utilizing nanofluids, and the existence of an optimum mass concentration for nanoparticles in maximizing the heat transfer limit is established.
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Heat pipe efficiency enhancement with refrigerant–nanoparticles mixtures
TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented the enhancement of heat pipe efficiency with refrigerant-nanoparticles mixtures using an ultrasonic homogenizer, where the mixtures of refrigerant and nanoparticles were prepared using an ultrasound-homogenizer and the heat pipe was fabricated from the straight copper tube with the outer diameter and length of 15, 600mm.
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Sorption and agglutination phenomenon of nanofluids on a plain heating surface during pool boiling
Zhen-Hua Liu,Liang Liao +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors focused on the sorption and agglutination phenomenon of nanofluids on a heated surface and showed that the very thin nanoparticles sorption layer also caused a decrease in the solid-liquid contact angle on the heating surface which led to an increase of the critical heat flux.
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Thermal characteristics of grooved heat pipe with hybrid nanofluids
Woo-Sung Han,Seok-Ho Rhi +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a specially designed grooved heat pipe charged with nanofluids was investigated in terms of various parameters such as heat transfer rate (50-300 W with 50 W interval), volume concentration (0.005, 0.05%, 0.1%, and hybrid combinations), inclination (5°, 45°, 90°), cooling water temperature (1 °C, 10°C, 20 °C), surface state, transient state and so on.