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Introduction to nanofluids-their properties, synthesis, characterization, and applicationsNanofluids are attracting a great deal of interest with their enormous potential to provide enhanced performance properties, particularly with respect to heat transfer. In response, this text takes you on a complete journey into the science and technology of nanofluids. The authors cover both the chemical and physical methods for synthesizing nanofluids, explaining the techniques for creating a stable suspension of nanoparticles. You get an overview of the existing models and experimental techniques used in studying nanofluids, alongside discussions of the challenges and problems associated with some of these models
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NANOFLUIDS NANOFLUIDS Science and Technology Sarit K. Das Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India Stephen U. S. Choi University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Korea Institute of Energy Research, Daejeon, Korea Wenhua Yu Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois T. Pradeep Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India A JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC., PUBLICATION Copyright 2008 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey. Published simultaneously in Canada. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 750-4470