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Effect of sonication characteristics on stability, thermophysical properties, and heat transfer of nanofluids: A comprehensive review

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The present review aims to summarize the recently published literature on the effects of various ultrasonication parameters on stability and thermal properties of various nanofluids.
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This article is published in Ultrasonics Sonochemistry.The article was published on 2019-11-01 and is currently open access. It has received 188 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Nanofluid & Heat transfer enhancement.

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A Benchmark Study on the Thermal Conductivity of Nanofluids

TL;DR: The International Nanofluid Property Benchmark Exercise (INPBE) as discussed by the authors was held in 1998, where the thermal conductivity of identical samples of colloidally stable dispersions of nanoparticles or "nanofluids" was measured by over 30 organizations worldwide, using a variety of experimental approaches, including the transient hot wire method, steady state methods, and optical methods.
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A review of melting and freezing processes of PCM/nano-PCM and their application in energy storage

TL;DR: In this article, a detailed illustration of phase change materials and their working principle, different types, and properties are provided, and a characteristic example of PCM in solar energy storage and the design of PCMs are reviewed and analyzed.
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Thermophysical properties and applications of nano-enhanced PCMs: An update review

TL;DR: In this article, the effects of nanoparticles on the most important thermophysical properties of phase change materials (PCMs) are discussed and the applications of nano-PCMs in the fields such as thermal energy storage (TES), thermal control unit (TCU), photovoltaic thermal thermal (PVT), solar still (SS), and building are examined.
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An updated review of nanofluids in various heat transfer devices

TL;DR: A review of the progress made in the area of nanofluids preparation and applications in various heat transfer devices such as solar collectors, heat exchangers, refrigeration systems, radiators, thermal storage systems and electronic cooling is presented in this paper.
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First approach on nanofluid-based solar still in high altitude for water desalination and solar water disinfection (SODIS)

TL;DR: In this article, performance of two nanofluid-based solar stills at the peak of Mount Tochal nearly 4000m and city of Tehran during four consecutive days in July 2018 for the first time was examined Silver nano-fluid due to prominent advantages such as excellent optical properties, high thermal conductivity, and anti-bacterial characteristics at 004% weight of concentration was used.
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Convective Transport in Nanofluids

TL;DR: In this article, the authors considered seven slip mechanisms that can produce a relative velocity between the nanoparticles and the base fluid and concluded that only Brownian diffusion and thermophoresis are important slip mechanisms in nanofluids.
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A review of the applications of nanofluids in solar energy

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the effects of nanofluids on the performance of solar collectors and solar water heaters from the efficiency, economic and environmental considerations viewpoints, and made some suggestions to use the nanoparticles in different solar thermal systems such as photovoltaic/thermal systems, solar ponds, solar thermoelectric cells, and so on.
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A review of nanofluid stability properties and characterization in stationary conditions

TL;DR: In this article, the stability of nanofluids is discussed as it has a major role in heat transfer enhancement for further possible applications, and general stabilization methods as well as various types of instruments for stability inspection.
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A benchmark study on the thermal conductivity of nanofluids

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TL;DR: The International Nanofluid Property Benchmark Exercise (INPBE) as mentioned in this paper was held in 1998, where the thermal conductivity of identical samples of colloidally stable dispersions of nanoparticles or "nanofluids" was measured by over 30 organizations worldwide, using a variety of experimental approaches, including the transient hot wire method, steady state methods, and optical methods.
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A Benchmark Study on the Thermal Conductivity of Nanofluids

TL;DR: The International Nanofluid Property Benchmark Exercise (INPBE) as discussed by the authors was held in 1998, where the thermal conductivity of identical samples of colloidally stable dispersions of nanoparticles or "nanofluids" was measured by over 30 organizations worldwide, using a variety of experimental approaches, including the transient hot wire method, steady state methods, and optical methods.
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