Dispersion stability of thermal nanofluids
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In this article, a review of the recent efforts and progresses in improving the dispersion stability of thermal nanofluids is presented, including mechanistic understanding of dispersion behavior, strategies to stabilize and characterization techniques.About:
This article is published in Progress in Natural Science: Materials International.The article was published on 2017-10-01 and is currently open access. It has received 227 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Nanofluid.read more
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