Abstract
This letter presents heat transfer results that single-walled carbon nanotube (CNT) suspensions in a boiling environment can extend the saturated boiling regime and postpone catastrophic failure of the material even further than previously reported if the surface tension of the nanofluid is carefully controlled. The maximum enhancement in the critical heat flux is nearly four times for a surfactant to CNT concentration ratio of 1:5. The experimental results show that the material burnout is a strong function of the relaxation of the nanofluid surface tension with the base fluid.
Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Volume
94
Issue/Number
7
Publication Date
1-1-2009
Document Type
Article
DOI Link
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0003-6951
Recommended Citation
Kumar, Ranganathan and Milanova, Denitsa, "Effect of surface tension on nanotube nanofluids" (2009). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 1759.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/1759
Comments
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