Patents Assigned to Vnaderbilt University
  • Compositions with nano-particle size diamond powder and methods of using same for transferring heat between a heat source and a heat sink
    Patent number: 6858157
    Abstract: A heat transfer composition and methods for using same to transfer heat in a transformer. In one embodiment, a heat transfer composition has soy-based oil, an additive comprising a nano-particle size diamond powder characterized by a first mass, and a chemical agent characterized by a second mass, wherein the ratio of the second mass to the first mass is greater than one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Vnaderbilt University
    Inventors: Jimmy L. Davidson, Dale T. Bradshaw