Nanofluids and Their Engineering Applications

CRC Press

Nanofluids and Their Engineering ApplicationsAuthor(s): K.R.V. Subramanian, Tubati Nageswara Rao, Avinash Balakrishnan\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: CRC Press\nISBN-13: 9781138605268, 978-1138605268\nSynopsis\nNanofluids are solid-liquid composite material consisting of solid nanoparticles suspended in liquid with enhanced thermal properties. This book introduces basic fluid mechanics, conduction and convection in fluids, along with nanomaterials for nanofluids, property characterization, and outline applications of nanofluids in solar technology, machining and other special applications. Recent experiments on nanofluids have indicated significant increase in thermal conductivity compared with liquids without nanoparticles or larger particles, strong temperature dependence of thermal conductivity, and significant increase in critical heat flux in boiling heat transfer, all of which are covered in the book.\n\nKey Features\n\nExclusivt