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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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Effectiveness of nanofluid on improving the performance of microchannel heat sink
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provided the criteria for suitable nanofluids for microchannel heat sinks by checking the effectiveness of Al 2 O 3 /H 2 O nanophotonics on improving the overall performance of micro-channel heat sink.
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Comparative Investigation of Water-Based Al2O3 Nanoparticles Through Water-Based CuO Nanoparticles Over an Exponentially Accelerated Radiative Riga Plate Surface via Heat Transport
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Numerical simulation of mixed convection of the nanofluid in heat exchangers using a Buongiorno model
TL;DR: In this article, a numerical study of mixed convection heat transfer of nanofluid (Al 2 O 3 -water) in a lid driven cavity flow is carried out by using a Buongiorno model.
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Stability and rheology of dilute TiO2-water nanofluids.
TL;DR: The apparent wall slip (AWS) effect, accompanying the flow of colloidal dispersions in confined geometries, can be an important factor for the applications of nanofluids in heat transfer and microfluidics and is tested by means of a novel viscometric technique.
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A survey of practical equations for prediction of effective thermal conductivity of spherical-particle nanofluids
TL;DR: A review of the latest experimental work is given, theoretical, analytical and empirical investigations for predicting thermal conductivity of nanofluids are introduced and critical comparisons of equations with available data are presented as mentioned in this paper.
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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
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.