A review on preparation, characterization, properties and applications of nanofluids

DK Devendiran, VA Amirtham - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Selection of suitable heat transfer fluid for heat dissipation is an important consideration in
the design of heat exchanging systems. Nanofluid, a colloidal mixture made of a base fluid …

Metal oxide nanofluids: Review of formulation, thermo-physical properties, mechanisms, and heat transfer performance

KS Suganthi, KS Rajan - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Nanofluids, engineered colloidal dispersions of solid nanoparticles in liquid, belong to new
category of heat transfer fluids that have evinced intense research activities in the recent …

Experimental and numerical investigation of nanofluids heat transfer characteristics for application in solar heat exchangers

E Ebrahimnia-Bajestan, MC Moghadam… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
One of the innovative methods of improving heat transfer characteristics of heat exchangers
in solar systems is applying nanofluids as the heat transfer media. In this study, laminar …

Heat transfer enhancement in parabolic trough collector tube using Al2O3/synthetic oil nanofluid

T Sokhansefat, AB Kasaeian, F Kowsary - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2014 - Elsevier
Three-dimensional fully developed turbulent mixed convection heat transfer of Al 2 O
3/synthetic oil nanofluid in a trough collector tube with a non-uniform heat flux was …

A review on how the researchers prepare their nanofluids

Z Haddad, C Abid, HF Oztop, A Mataoui - International Journal of Thermal …, 2014 - Elsevier
The past decade has seen the rapid development of nanofluid science in different aspects,
where the researchers focused mainly on the enhancement of heat transfer. However …

[HTML][HTML] Improving car radiator performance by using TiO2-water nanofluid

SA Ahmed, M Ozkaymak, A Sözen, T Menlik… - Engineering science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The most recent developments in nanotechnology have lead to improvements in original
uses of nanofluids in car motor cooling. In the present study, enhancement of car engine …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal performance enhancement of nanofluids based parabolic trough solar collector (NPTSC) for sustainable environment

M Farooq, M Farhan, G Ahmad, M Usman… - Alexandria Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to rapid industrialization and urbanization, upward rise in carbon emissions in the
atmosphere, and depletion of fossil fuel and gas reserves have forced to find alternative …

Solar parabolic trough collectors: A review on heat transfer augmentation techniques

HM Sandeep, UC Arunachala - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The earlier Parabolic Trough Collectors (PTC) with non-evacuated receiver
delivered lower thermal-efficiency even with use of reflector having best optical …

Hybrid optimization algorithm for thermal analysis in a solar parabolic trough collector based on nanofluid

PM Zadeh, T Sokhansefat, AB Kasaeian, F Kowsary… - Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
In recent years, many research works focused on improving and reducing the cost of solar
collectors. This paper focuses upon the development of an efficient modeling and …

Preparation, characterization and heat transfer analysis of nanofluids used for engine cooling

A Kumar, S Subudhi - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
The car radiators or any vehicle engine thermal management system is evolving since its
beginning, to achieve a sustainable, energy efficient stage. In this peculiar journey, the …