title: Tunable heat transfer with smart nanofluids.
abstract: Strongly thermophilic nanofluids are able to transfer either small or large quantities of heat when subjected to a stable temperature difference. We investigate the bistability diagram of the heat transferred by this class of nanofluids. We show that bistability can be exploited to obtain a controlled switching between a conductive and a convective regime of heat transfer, so as to achieve a controlled modulation of the heat flux.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 16, 20133 Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bernardin
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Comitani
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vailati
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D004735:Energy Transfer; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008956:Models, Chemical; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D012212:Rheology / Q000379:methods*; D012996:Solutions / Q000737:chemistry*; D013814:Thermal Conductivity
chemical_list: D012996:Solutions