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Laura Colla
Researcher at National Research Council
Publications - 33
Citations - 1858
Laura Colla is an academic researcher from National Research Council. The author has contributed to research in topics: Nanofluid & Thermal conductivity. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 33 publications receiving 1508 citations.
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Viscosity and thermal conductivity measurements of water-based nanofluids containing titanium oxide nanoparticles
TL;DR: In this article, the properties of water-based nanofluids containing titanium oxide (TiO2) in concentrations ranging between 1 and 35% in mass are analyzed using dynamic light scattering and Zeta potential measurements.
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Experimental stability analysis of different water-based nanofluids
TL;DR: Both the dispersion process and the use of some dispersants were investigated as a function of the nanoparticle concentration, and the high-pressure homogenization was found to be the best method and the addition of n-dodecyl sulphate and polyethylene glycol as dispersants, respectively, improved the nanofluid stability.
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Potential of carbon nanohorn-based suspensions for solar thermal collectors
Elisa Sani,Luca Mercatelli,Simona Barison,Cesare Pagura,Filippo Agresti,Laura Colla,Paola Sansoni +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the optical characterization of a new fluid consisting of single-wall carbon nanohorns and ethylene glycol for solar energy applications was reported, which showed that nanohorn spectral features are far more favorable than those of amorphous carbon for the specific application.
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Viscosity of water based SWCNH and TiO2 nanofluids
Sergio Bobbo,Laura Fedele,Anna Benetti,Laura Colla,Monica Fabrizio,Cesare Pagura,Simona Barison +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors measured the viscosity of nanofluids formed by water, as base fluid, and solid nanoparticles of two different materials (single wall carbon nanohorn (SWCNH) or titanium dioxide (TiO2)) using a rheometer and obtained as a function of the nanoparticles mass fraction and the shear rate.
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Nano-PCMs for enhanced energy storage and passive cooling applications
TL;DR: In this paper, the feasibility of a new challenging use of Aluminum Oxide (Al 2 O 3 ) and Carbon Black (CB) nanoparticles to enhance the thermal properties: thermal conductivity, specific heat, and latent heat of pure paraffin waxes.