An updated review of nanofluids in various heat transfer devices

EC Okonkwo, I Wole-Osho, IW Almanassra… - Journal of Thermal …, 2021 - Springer
The field of nanofluids has received interesting attention since the concept of dispersing
nanoscaled particles into a fluid was first introduced in the later part of the twentieth century …

Performance evaluation of nanofluids in solar thermal and solar photovoltaic systems: A comprehensive review

SP Tembhare, DP Barai, BA Bhanvase - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanofluids, due to their superior thermal properties, have immense applications in heat
transfer process. In view of this, nanofluids, as working fluids in solar thermal systems, have …

Concentrating solar power

LA Weinstein, J Loomis, B Bhatia, DM Bierman… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Solar energy is a bountiful renewable energy resource: the energy in the sunlight that
reaches Earth in an hour exceeds the energy consumed by all of humanity in a year. 1 While …

Influence of particle size on the effective thermal conductivity of nanofluids: A critical review

T Ambreen, MH Kim - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Nanofluid is an innovative class of nanotechnology-based thermal fluids and has been
proven to improve the energy conversion process efficiency significantly. Thermal …

A review of the recent progress on thermal conductivity of nanofluid

R Lenin, PA Joy, C Bera - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021 - Elsevier
Thermal properties of nanofluids are very well investigated by the global research
community for their various applications. The dispersion and stability of the nanoparticles in …

Enhancing the solar still performance using nanofluids and glass cover cooling: experimental study

SW Sharshir, G Peng, L Wu, N Yang, FA Essa… - Applied thermal …, 2017 - Elsevier
The use of graphite and copper oxide micro-flakes with different concentrations, different
basin water depths, and different film cooling flow rates is experimentally investigated in an …

Preparation and evaluation of stable nanofluids for heat transfer application: a review

SK Sharma, SM Gupta - Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 2016 - Elsevier
High heat load is becoming a barrier in industrial development. This high heat load can be
overcome by increasing the rate of heat transfer. Heat transfer rate can be increased by …

The effects of flake graphite nanoparticles, phase change material, and film cooling on the solar still performance

SW Sharshir, G Peng, L Wu, FA Essa, AE Kabeel… - Applied energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Solar still is a cheap and convenient device for producing freshwater, but it's not popular due
to its low productivity. In this paper, we modified the conventional solar still. The outdoor …

Highly thermally conductive papers with percolative layered boron nitride nanosheets

H Zhu, Y Li, Z Fang, J Xu, F Cao, J Wan, C Preston… - ACS …, 2014 - ACS Publications
In this work, we report a dielectric nanocomposite paper with layered boron nitride (BN)
nanosheets wired by one-dimensional (1D) nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) that has superior …

[HTML][HTML] A review on nanofluids coupled with extended surfaces for heat transfer enhancement

MLG Ho, CS Oon, LL Tan, Y Wang, YM Hung - Results in Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, due to the increasing demands for effective and efficient devices, the thermal
sections of modern machinery deserve considerable attention. Researchers in the field of …