A Review on Application of Nanofluid in Enhancement of Thermal Performance of Various Types of Heat Pipes

Thermal Engineering

Heat pipes are widely used in various applications to remove the heat and control the temperature of various electronics components due to many advantages such as least operating and maintenance cost, accuracy, long service life and environmentally safe. With the decrease in size of electronics components, it becomes necessary to increase the performance of heat pipes. Application of nanofluid is one of the relatively recent developments employed for increasing the heat transfer rate in various heat exchanging devices. Many investigators have employed various types of nanofluids as working medium in different types of heat pipes. In the present paper, recently published literatures and available in open literature have been critically reviewed and future requirements have been identified.

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