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Enhancing thermal conductivity of fluids with nano-particles
Stephen U. S. Choi
- Vol. 231, pp 99-105
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Investigation of turbulent convective heat transfer and pressure drop of TiO2/water nanofluid in circular tube☆
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TL;DR: In this article, a new correlation of the Nusselt number was presented using the results of the experiments with titanium dioxide nanoparticles dispersed in water, where the volume fraction of nanoparticles in the base fluid was less than 0.25%.
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Experimental studies on the convective heat transfer performance and thermophysical properties of MgO–water nanofluid under turbulent flow
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A comprehensive review of thermo-physical properties and convective heat transfer to nanofluids
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an updated review of properties of nanofluids, such as physical (thermal conductivity) and rheological properties, with emphasis on their heat transfer enhancement characteristics.
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An investigation of the thermal performance of cylindrical heat pipes using nanofluids
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Numerical study of MHD boundary layer flow of a Maxwell fluid past a stretching sheet in the presence of nanoparticles
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