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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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Experimental thermal evaluation of a novel solar collector using magnetic nano-particles
TL;DR: In this paper, a novel solar thermal collector using magnetic nano-particles to create a special array structure to capture solar light to enhance the thermal efficiency is put forward, and the gradient index theory is used to explain the physics of the proposed system.
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Investigation on the thermal properties, heat transfer and flow performance of a highly self-dispersion TiO2 nanofluid in a multiport mini channel
Dan Zhong,Hong Zhong,Tao Wen +2 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the single-phase convective heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of a highly self-dispersion TiO2 nanofluid inside a multiport mini channel with 1.22mm hydraulic diameter.
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A unique multilayer perceptron model (ANN) for different oxide/EG nanofluid’s viscosity from the experimental study
TL;DR: In this paper, a multilayer perceptron artificial neural network was used to predict the viscosity of different oxide-based nanofluids in ethylene glycol base fluid.
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Numerical study of natural and mixed convection in a square cavity filled by a Cu–water nanofluid with circular heating and cooling cylinders
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the role of various design parameters on the heat transfer rate of a Cu-water nanofluid in a square cavity with inside circular heating and cooling bodies.
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Experimental investigation on thermal conductivity of fly ash nanofluid and fly ash-Cu hybrid nanofluid: prediction and optimization via ANN and MGGP model
TL;DR: In this paper, the thermal conductivity of stable water base fly ash and fly ash-Copper (80:20 vol.%) nanofluid was determined experimentally in the temperature range of 30-60 ˚C for the...
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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
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