Any experience with nanofuilds in Taylor-Couette flows?

12 December 2013 1 9K Report

Does someone have experience or know some good references on the use of nanofluids to enhance heat transfer in Taylor-Couette systems?

Tim G Myers

I don't know if the attached paper helps - it is due to appear in Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, but we have shown that a standard model for nanofluids in fact indicates that they reduce heat transfer. We show why many other researchers come to the opposite conclusion from the same model. However, our conclusion does agree with a number of recent studies.

So, maybe nanofluids will not enhance heat transfer in your system?

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