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USE OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES MIXED WITH DEIONIZED WATER IN A RECTANGULAR TWO-PHASE CLOSED THERMOSYPHON: A CASE STUDY OF THE TWO-PHASE FLOW

Namphon Pipatpaiboon^a , Teerapat Chompookham^b, Sampan Rittidech^b, Yulong Ding^c, Thanya Parametthanuwat^d, Surachet Sichamnan^a,*

a Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Industry and Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Isan, Sakon Nakhon Campus, Sakon Nakhon 47160, Thailand
b Heat Pipe and Thermal Tool Design Research Unit (HTDR), Division of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahasarakham University, 44150, Thailand
c Birmingham Centre for Thermal Energy Storage, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, UK
d Heat Pipe and Nanofluid Technology Research Unit, Faculty of Industrial Technology and Management, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, 25230, Thailand
* Corresponding author. Email: surachet.si@rmuti.ac.th