Effect of surface charge state on the thermal conductivity of nanofluids

Jung Yeul Jung, Yong Tae Kang

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Abstract

Thermal conductivity enhancement of nanofluids is very attractive to thermal and heat transfer engineering, however its mechanism is not clear yet. In this study, it is proposed that the surface charge state of nanoparticles is to explain the thermal conductivity enhancement of nanofluids. By comparing to the previous reported results, it is shown that the interparticle interaction due to the surface charge state is the most important factor to increase of thermal conductivity of nanofluids.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)713-718
Number of pages6
JournalHeat and Mass Transfer/Waerme- und Stoffuebertragung
Volume48
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012 Apr
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the grants from Korean Sciences and Engineering Foundation under Contract R01-2008-000-20458-0. Also this work was supported by a grant from Kyung Hee University in 2010 (KHU-20100186).

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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