Boiling heat transfer characteristics of nanofluids in a flat heat pipe evaporator with micro-grooved heating surface

By Zhenhua Liu, J. Xiong, Ran Bao. 2007

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A new frontier of nanofluid research – Application of nanofluids in heat pipes (2012, background): “[37] (2007) CuO–water (15–50 nm, 1.”
A critical synthesis of thermophysical characteristics of nanofluids (2011, result): “Some studies have shown that the addition of nanoparticles exhibited a decrease or no change in the nucleate boiling heat transfer rate [20,21,97–99] while other studies have illustrated an increase [100–103].”
Small particles, big impacts: A review of the diverse applications of nanofluids (2013, background): “[171] Grooved Cu Block Cu0 / H20 Yes, A Bonded Coating Enhancement, 2550% +25-150%”
Thermal performance of flat-shaped heat pipes using nanofluids (2010, background): “2 displays the liquid pressure distribution for disk and rectangular heat pipes for a range of CuO based nanofluid concentration levels.”
Heat transfer characteristics of a two-phase closed thermosyphons using nanofluids (2011, background): “The improved thermal performance is observed through a reduction in thermal resistance [9,11,12, 15–17,20,25], an increase in the TPCT and heat pipe efficiency [17,22], and an enhancement in the overall heat transfer coefficient [19].”
An investigation of the thermal performance of cylindrical heat pipes using nanofluids (2010, background): “Three of the most common nanoparticles, namely Al2O3, CuO, and TiO2 are considered.”