Spectacular heat transfer enhancement has been measured in nanofluid suspensions. Attempts in explaining these experimental results did not yield yet a definite answer. Modeling the heat conduction process in nanofluid suspensions is being shown to be a special case of heat conduction in porous media subject to Lack of Local thermal equilibrium (LaLotheq). The topic of heat conduction in porous media subject to Lack of Local thermal equilibrium (LaLotheq) is reviewed, introducing one of the most accurate methods of measuring the thermal conductivity, the transient hot wire method, and discusses its possible application to dual-phase systems. Maxwell’s concept of effective thermal conductivity is then introduced and theoretical results applicable for nanofluid suspensions are compared with published experimental data.
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ASME 2009 Heat Transfer Summer Conference collocated with the InterPACK09 and 3rd Energy Sustainability Conferences
July 19–23, 2009
San Francisco, California, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Heat Transfer Division
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978-0-7918-4357-4
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Nanofluid Suspensions as Derivative of Interface Heat Transfer Modeling in Porous Media Available to Purchase
Peter Vadasz
Peter Vadasz
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
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Peter Vadasz
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
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HT2009-88295, pp. 227-234; 8 pages
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March 12, 2010
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Vadasz, P. "Nanofluid Suspensions as Derivative of Interface Heat Transfer Modeling in Porous Media." Proceedings of the ASME 2009 Heat Transfer Summer Conference collocated with the InterPACK09 and 3rd Energy Sustainability Conferences. Volume 2: Theory and Fundamental Research; Aerospace Heat Transfer; Gas Turbine Heat Transfer; Computational Heat Transfer. San Francisco, California, USA. July 19–23, 2009. pp. 227-234. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/HT2009-88295
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