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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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Computational modeling of a lithium‐ion battery thermal management system with Al2O3‐based nanofluids
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Magnetic field impact on nanofluid convective flow in a vented trapezoidal cavity using Buongiorno's mathematical model
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of an external magnetic field on the mixed convection of Al2 O3 -water Newtonian nanofluid in a right-angle vented trapezoidal cavity was performed using the finite volume method.
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Mixed convection heat transfer and entropy generation analysis of copper–water nanofluid in a vertical channel with non-uniform heating
TL;DR: In this paper, a numerical investigation on mixed convection heat transfer and entropy generation for water-copper nanofluid within a vertical channel is performed, and the results show that the heat transfer rate and the various irreversibility modes are increased with the rise of Ri and Rq and the reduction of ϕi.
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Jet Impingement Heat Transfer of Confined Single and Double Jets with Non-Newtonian Power Law Nanofluid under the Inclined Magnetic Field Effects for a Partly Curved Heated Wall
TL;DR: In this paper, single and double impinging jets heat transfer of non-Newtonian power law nanofluid on a partly curved surface under the inclined magnetic field effects is analyzed with finite element method.
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A Comparison of Empirical Correlations of Viscosity and Thermal Conductivity of Water-Ethylene Glycol-Al2O3 Nanofluids.
TL;DR: A set of 20 correlations for prediction of thermal conductivity and dynamic viscosity of base fluids and corresponding nanofluids has been developed and present results have been confronted with literature data and predictions made by use of carefully selected recognized literature correlations.
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The Viscosity of Concentrated Suspensions and Solutions
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