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Empirical correlating equations for predicting the effective thermal conductivity and dynamic viscosity of nanofluids

Massimo Corcione
- 01 Jan 2011 - 
- Vol. 52, Iss: 1, pp 789-793
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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.
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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.

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An Expert Model Based On Physics-Aware Neural Network for the Prediction of Thermal Conductivity of Nanofluids

TL;DR: In this paper , a physics guided machine learning approach was proposed by incorporating physics-based relations at the initial stage and into traditional loss functions for predicting the thermal conductivity of water-based nanofluids using a wide range of both experimental and simulated data.

Evaporation of Gold Nanofluid Sessile Drops on Heated Substrate

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of size and concentration of nanoparticles on the evaporation rate of gold nanofluid droplets was investigated on a hydrophobic silicon substrate at different surface temperature (amb, 60 and 80 °C).

Analysis of the Heat Transfer Enhancement in Triangular Microchannel with a Trapezoidal Corrugated Surface and Hybrid Nanofluid

TL;DR: In this paper , the effects of different wave amplitudes of the trapezoidal corrugated surface in a triangular microchannel on the thermal and hydraulic properties using the finite volume method were investigated.
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Theoretical Investigation of Thermal Conductivity and Viscosity of Nanofluids

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of concentration and characteristics of nanoparticles including size and material on the nanofluids thermal conductivity and viscosity were analyzed and compared to experimental data by calculating the average percent error.
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Thermal Conductivity of Nanofluids – Experiments, Models, and their Advancements

TL;DR: In this paper , the main scientific activities and findings in connection with experiments and models for the determination of the thermal conductivity of nanofluids and their advancements are reviewed and analyzed as a function of influencing parameters and mechanisms, and discussed in the context of new advancements in the field.
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Investigation on Convective Heat Transfer and Flow Features of Nanofluids

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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The Viscosity of Concentrated Suspensions and Solutions

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