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Impact analysis of nanoparticle motion mechanisms on the thermal conductivity of nanofluids
Junemo Koo,Clement Kleinstreuer +1 more
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In this paper, the relative effects of nanoparticle motion mechanisms of dilute suspensions, i.e., Brownian motion, thermo-phoresis and osmo-phoreis, including size dependence, on the thermal conductivity were theoretically investigated.About:
This article is published in International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer.The article was published on 2005-10-01. It has received 214 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Nanofluid & Magnetosphere particle motion.read more
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Heat transfer characteristics of nanofluids: a review
Xiang-Qi Wang,Arun S. Mujumdar +1 more
TL;DR: A review on fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics of nanofluids in forced and free convection flows is presented in this article, where the authors identify opportunities for future research.
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A review on development of nanofluid preparation and characterization
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors summarize recent development in research on synthesis and characterization of stationary nanofluids and try to find some challenging issues that need to be solved for future research.
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Enhancement of heat transfer using nanofluids—An overview
TL;DR: A colloidal mixture of nano-sized particles in a base fluid, called nanofluids, tremendously enhances the heat transfer characteristics of the original fluid, and is ideally suited for practical applications due to its marvelous characteristics.
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A review on nanofluids - Part I: Theoretical and numerical investigations
Xiang-Qi Wang,Arun S. Mujumdar +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a review summarizes recent research on theoretical and numerical investigations of various thermal properties and applications of nanofluids, as such suspensions are often called, indicate that the suspended nanoparticles markedly change the transport properties and heat transfer characteristics of the suspension.
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Dispersion behavior and thermal conductivity characteristics of Al2O3–H2O nanofluids
TL;DR: In this paper, Al2O3-H2O nanofluids were synthesized, their dispersion behaviors and thermal conductivity in water were investigated under different pH values and different sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (SDBS) concentration.
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The Role of Interfacial Layers in the Enhanced Thermal Conductivity of Nanofluids: A Renovated Maxwell Model
Wenhua Yu,S.U.S. Choi +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors modified the Maxwell equation for the effective thermal conductivity of solid/liquid suspensions to include the effect of this ordered nanolayer, which has been shown to have a major impact on nanofluid thermal conductivities when the particle diameter is less than 10 nm.