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Research on the heat-conduction enhancement for liquid with nano-particle suspensions

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By measuring the effective thermal conductivity, taking photos of the distribution of the nano-particles in the fluids and photos that reflect the interfacial phenomena between nano-particles and fluids, we try to explain the possible mechanism for heat conductive enhancement.

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  1. Department of Thermal Engineering, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, P.R. China

    B. X. Wang, H. Li & X. F. Peng

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Wang, B.X., Li, H. & Peng, X.F. Research on the heat-conduction enhancement for liquid with nano-particle suspensions. J. of Therm. Sci. 11, 214–219 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11630-002-0057-6

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