Thermal Properties of the Mixed n-Octadecane/Cu Nanoparticle Nanofluids during Phase Transition: A Molecular Dynamics Study

Paraffin based nanofluids are widely used as thermal energy storage materials and hold many applications in the energy industry. In this work, equilibrium and nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations are employed to study the thermal properties of the mixed nanofluids of n-octadecane and Cu nan...

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Main Authors: Qibin Li, Yinsheng Yu, Yilun Liu, Chao Liu, Liyang Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-01-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/10/1/38