Journal
PHYSICS LETTERS A
Volume 373, Issue 45, Pages 4178-4181Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.physleta.2009.09.020
Keywords
Fractal; Nanofluid; Convection; Heat transfer
Categories
Funding
- Scientific Research Special Foundation of Provincial University of Education Department of Fujian Province, China [JK2009039]
- Scientific Research Expansion Foundation of Sanming University in Fujian Province of China [B0704/Q]
- Sanming University [HX200804]
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Based on the fractal distribution of nanoparticles, a fractal model for heat transfer of nanofluids is presented in the Letter. Considering heat convection between nanoparticles and liquids due to the Brownian motion of nanoparticles in fluids, the formula of calculating heat flux of nanofluids by convection is given. The proposed model is expressed as a function of the average size of nanoparticle, concentration of nanoparticle, fractal dimension of nanoparticle, temperature and properties of fluids. It is shown that the fractal model is effectual according to a good agreement between the model predictions and experimental data. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available