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Empirical correlating equations for predicting the effective thermal conductivity and dynamic viscosity of nanofluids
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In this article, two empirical correlations for predicting the effective thermal conductivity and dynamic viscosity of nanofluids, based on a high number of experimental data available in the literature, are proposed and discussed.About:
This article is published in Energy Conversion and Management.The article was published on 2011-01-01. It has received 971 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Nanofluid & Volume fraction.read more
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Effects of ZnO-H2O nanofluid saturated porous medium on the thermal behavior of cubical electronics contained in a tilted hemispherical cavity. An experimental and numerical study
TL;DR: In this paper, a volume control method using the SIMPLE algorithm was used to determine the surface average temperature of the active cube for any combination of tilt angle, volume fraction, Rayleigh number and ratio between solid matrix and fluid base thermal conductivities.
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Conjugate heat transfer enhancement of laminar slot jets with various nanofluids on an array of protruding hot sources using MPM approach
TL;DR: In this paper, a mass-based modeling and an NNOMA-based simulation were employed to investigate the conjugate heat transfer in laminar slot jets impinging on multiple protruding hot sources using various nanofluids.
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A Review on Thermophysical Property Assessment of Metal Oxide-Based Nanofluids: Industrial Perspectives
TL;DR: In this paper , the importance of DLVO theory and zeta potential to control the electrostatic repulsion and pH values of nano-uids for stable nano-uid formulations was discussed.
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Optimization of free convection heat transfer from vertical plates using nanofluids
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Transient nanofluid flow and energy dissipation from wavy surface using magnetic field and two rotating cylinders
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the effect of transient magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) combined convection within a wavy-heated rectangular cavity having two inner cylinders using the non-homogeneous nanofluid scheme.
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A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism
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Investigation on Convective Heat Transfer and Flow Features of Nanofluids
Yimin Xuan,Qiang Li +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, an innovative new class of heat transfer fluids can be engineered by suspending metallic nanoparticles in conventional heat-transfer fluids, which are expected to exhibit high thermal conductivities compared to those of currently used heat transfer fluid, and they represent the best hope for enhancing heat transfer.
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Hydrodynamic and heat transfer study of dispersed fluids with submicron metallic oxide particles
Bock Choon Pak,Young I. Cho +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used a Brookfield rotating viscometer to measure the viscosities of the dispersed fluids with γ-alumina (Al2O3) and titanium dioxide (TiO2) particles at a 10% volume concentration.
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The Viscosity of Concentrated Suspensions and Solutions
TL;DR: In this paper, an expression for the viscosity of solutions and suspensions of finite concentration is derived by considering the effect of the addition of one solute-molecule to an existing solution, which is considered as a continuous medium.