ME450 Capstone Design and Manufacturing Experience: Fall 2007The development of advanced nanofluids, which have better conduction and convection thermal properties, has presented a new opportunity to design a high energy efficient, light-weight automobile radiator. Current radiator designs are limited by the air side resistance requiring a large frontal area to meet cooling needs. This project will explore concepts of next-generation radiators that can adopt the high performance nanofluids. The goal of this project is to design an advanced concept for a radiator for use in automobiles. New concepts will be considered and a demonstration test rig will be built to demonstrate the chosen design.Prof. Albert Shih, Mechanical Engineering,
University of Michiganhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/57958/1/me450f07project30_report.pd
