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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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Numerical analysis of mixed convection of two-phase non-Newtonian nanofluid flow inside a partially porous square enclosure with a rotating cylinder
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of angular velocity on heat transfer of non-Newtonian power-law nanofluid including CuO nanoparticles inside a partially porous square enclosure with a concentric rotating cylinder and a hot side wall is numerically investigated.
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Novel Physical Insights into the Thermodynamic Irreversibilities Within Dissipative EMHD Fluid Flows Past over a Moving Horizontal Riga Plate in the Coexistence of Wall Suction and Joule Heating Effects: A Comprehensive Numerical Investigation
Abderrahim Wakif,Ali J. Chamkha,Isaac Lare Animasaun,Mostafa Zaydan,Hassan Waqas,Rachid Sehaqui +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the electro-magneto-hydrodynamic convective flow features of a viscous electrically conducting fluid over a horizontal Riga plate are deliberated comprehensively by considering the wall suction and Joule heating effects.
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Entropy Generation in a Circular Tube Heat Exchanger Using Nanofluids: Effects of Different Modeling Approaches
TL;DR: In this article, the authors compared single and two-phase modeling approaches for forced convection flow of water/TiO2 nanofluid in a horizontal tube with constant wall heat flux boundary condition where flow regime is turbulent.
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Factors affecting the thermal performance of the flat plate solar collector using nanofluids: A review
TL;DR: In this article, a review of the studies carried on metal, metal oxides, semiconductor crystalized oxides and carbon based nanofluids used as heat transfer fluid (HTF) within flat plate solar collector (FPSC) is presented.
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Entropy generation analysis of turbulent convection flow of Al2O3–water nanofluid in a circular tube subjected to constant wall heat flux
TL;DR: In this paper, a parametric investigation of entropy generation of nanofluid turbulent forced convection inside a circular section tube subjected to constant wall heat flux is presented, where the impact of the dispersed nanoparticles on total, thermal and frictional entropy generation is investigated and optimal working conditions are highlighted.
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The Viscosity of Concentrated Suspensions and Solutions
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