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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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An investigation on effects of blade angle and magnetic field on flow and heat transfer of non-Newtonian nanofluids: A numerical simulation
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of blade angle on thermal-hydraulic efficiency of two-phase non-Newtonian nanofluid flow in the presence of a magnetic field in a helical channel were studied numerically.
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Influence of particle size on thermal conductivity and dynamic viscosity of water-based Indian coal fly ash nanofluid
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Proposing a nano-approach to modify viscosity behavior of SAE 5W50 as light road vehicles lubricant
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the viscosity of enriched nano-engine oil in temperature range of 5-55°C, solid volume fractions of 0.05%, 0.1, 0.25, 0., 5W50 and 1%, and shear rate range of 666.5-10,664 (s−1).
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Laminar Forced Convection of Nanofluids in a Circular Tube: A New Nonhomogeneous Flow Model
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of nanoparticles on laminar heat transfer in a horizontal circular tube subjected to constant heat flux at the outer wall was investigated numerically based on a new variable property nonhomogeneous flow model which takes into account agglomeration of nanop particles.
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Impacts of Amplitude and Local Thermal Non-Equilibrium Design on Natural Convection within NanoflUid Superposed Wavy Porous Layers
Ammar I. Alsabery,Tahar Tayebi,Ali S. Abosinnee,Zehba A.S. Raizah,Ali J. Chamkha,Ishak Hashim +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a numerical study was presented for the thermo-free convection inside a cavity with vertical corrugated walls consisting of a solid part of fixed thickness, a part of porous media filled with a nanofluid, and a third part filled with an Alumina nanoparticle water-based nano-fluid.
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Investigation on Convective Heat Transfer and Flow Features of Nanofluids
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Hydrodynamic and heat transfer study of dispersed fluids with submicron metallic oxide particles
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The Viscosity of Concentrated Suspensions and Solutions
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