Simona Barison

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.

TL;DR: The optical and thermal properties of nanofluids consisting in aqueous suspensions of single wall carbon nanohorns, evaluated in view of their use as sunlight absorber fluids in a solar device found that the thermal conductivity of the nan ofluids was higher than pure water.

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.

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.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated BaCe1−x−yZrxYyOyO3−δ solid solutions (x = 0, 0.10, 0., 0.20, 0,0.40; y = 0.15, 0; 0.40); and found a composition having both high conductivity and good stability.