Magnetic Field Enhanced Thermal Conductivity Analysis of Magnetic Nanofluids

dc.contributor.advisor	Moon, Hyejin
dc.creator	Allen, Christopher
dc.date.accessioned	2016-01-26T22:05:30Z
dc.date.available	2016-01-26T22:05:30Z
dc.date.created	2015-12
dc.date.issued	2015-12-09
dc.date.submitted	December 2015
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10106/25423
dc.description.abstract	The magnetic properties of four water-based nanofluids consisting of Al2O3, CuO, Fe3O4, and SiO2 were exploited to analyze the effect of the application of an external magnetic field on the thermal conductivity of the nanofluid. When the magnetic field is applied, the magnetic dipole moments of the particles align and the particles come in contact with each other and form chains in the direction of the applied magnetic field. When parallel to the direction of heat flow, the magnetic field causes the effective thermal conductivity in the direction of the magnetic field to increase. A higher thermally conductive fluid can be applied to solve numerous heat transfer problems.
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.subject	Thermal conductivity
dc.subject	Nanofluids
dc.title	Magnetic Field Enhanced Thermal Conductivity Analysis of Magnetic Nanofluids
dc.type	Thesis
dc.date.updated	2016-01-26T22:05:30Z
thesis.degree.department	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
thesis.degree.grantor	The University of Texas at Arlington
thesis.degree.level	Masters
thesis.degree.name	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
dc.type.material	text