Review on thermal properties of nanofluids: Recent developments

SA Angayarkanni, J Philip - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2015 - Elsevier
Nanofluids are dispersions of nanomaterials (eg nanoparticles, nanofibers, nanotubes,
nanowires, nanorods, nanosheet, or droplets) in base fluids. Nanofluids have been a topic of …

Experimental studies of nanofluid thermal conductivity enhancement and applications: A review

MM Tawfik - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
In many applications, there is a critical need for enhancing the poor thermal conductivity of
conventional fluids in order to develop efficient heat transfer fluids. This requirement can be …

Numerical study of convective heat transfer of nanofluids: a review

SM Vanaki, P Ganesan, HA Mohammed - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2016 - Elsevier
The recent development of nanotechnology led to the concept of using suspended
nanoparticles in heat transfer fluids to improve the heat transfer coefficient of the base fluids …

Recent developments on viscosity and thermal conductivity of nanofluids

L Yang, J Xu, K Du, X Zhang - Powder technology, 2017 - Elsevier
The physical properties and especially viscosity and thermal conductivity are essential
parameters for evaluating the heat transfer and flowing drag coefficients when designing a …

A benchmark study on the thermal conductivity of nanofluids

J Buongiorno, DC Venerus, N Prabhat… - Journal of Applied …, 2009 - pubs.aip.org
This article reports on the International Nanofluid Property Benchmark Exercise, or INPBE, in
which the thermal conductivity of identical samples of colloidally stable dispersions of …

Review and comparison of nanofluid thermal conductivity and heat transfer enhancements

W Yu, DM France, JL Routbort… - Heat transfer …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
This study provides a detailed literature review and an assessment of results of the research
and development work forming the current status of nanofluid technology for heat transfer …

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 …

Measurement of the specific heat capacity of water-based Al2O3 nanofluid

SQ Zhou, R Ni - Applied Physics Letters, 2008 - pubs.aip.org
In this letter, we have presented an experimental investigation of the specific heat cp of
water-based Al 2 O 3 nanofluid with a differential scanning calorimeter. The result indicates …

Thermophysical and electrokinetic properties of nanofluids–a critical review

SMS Murshed, KC Leong, C Yang - Applied thermal engineering, 2008 - Elsevier
In the past decade, nanofluids have attracted much interest because of their reported
superior thermal performance and many potential applications. However, there are many …

Thermal properties of nanofluids

J Philip, PD Shima - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2012 - Elsevier
Colloidal suspensions of fine nanomaterials in the size range of 1–100nm in carrier fluids
are known as nanofluids. For the last one decade, nanofluids have been a topic of intense …