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The characteristics of convective heat transfer in microchannel heat sinks using Al2O3 and TiO2 nanofluids

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In this paper, the authors provided an overall analysis about nanofluids flowing through microchannel heat sinks Al 2 O 3 and TiO 2 nano-fluids based on deionized water with particle volume fractions of 0, 01, 05, 10% were prepared by the two-step dispersion method by adding nonionic surfactant polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) to avoid particle aggregation and enhance stability.
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This article is published in International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer.The article was published on 2016-08-01. It has received 104 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Microchannel & Nanofluid.

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A Benchmark Study on the Thermal Conductivity of Nanofluids

TL;DR: The International Nanofluid Property Benchmark Exercise (INPBE) as discussed by the authors was held in 1998, where the thermal conductivity of identical samples of colloidally stable dispersions of nanoparticles or "nanofluids" was measured by over 30 organizations worldwide, using a variety of experimental approaches, including the transient hot wire method, steady state methods, and optical methods.
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Thermal conductivity of nanoparticle suspensions

TL;DR: In this paper, an optical beam deflection technique was used for measurements of the thermal diffusivity of fluid mixtures and suspensions of nanoparticles with a precision of better than 1%.
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Stability of nanofluid: A review

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of different aspects of nanofluid stability starting from the preparation stage till implementation in practical applications is presented, focusing on the stability as a function of operating conditions such as high temperature, pressure, confinement, composition, salinity, external magnetic field and shear rate.
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On the nanofluids applications in microchannels: A comprehensive review

TL;DR: A comprehensive assessment of nanofluids' applications in various microchannel geometries and shows ever-increasing importance of nan ofluids applications in microchannels.
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Investigation on Convective Heat Transfer and Flow Features of Nanofluids

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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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.
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Enhanced thermal conductivity of TiO2—water based nanofluids

TL;DR: Ding et al. as discussed by the authors used a transient hot-wire apparatus with an integrated correlation model to measure the thermal conductivities of these nanofluids more conveniently, and they also characterized the pH value and viscosity of the nanoparticles.
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A benchmark study on the thermal conductivity of nanofluids

Jacopo Buongiorno, +72 more
TL;DR: The International Nanofluid Property Benchmark Exercise (INPBE) as mentioned in this paper was held in 1998, where the thermal conductivity of identical samples of colloidally stable dispersions of nanoparticles or "nanofluids" was measured by over 30 organizations worldwide, using a variety of experimental approaches, including the transient hot wire method, steady state methods, and optical methods.
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A Benchmark Study on the Thermal Conductivity of Nanofluids

TL;DR: The International Nanofluid Property Benchmark Exercise (INPBE) as discussed by the authors was held in 1998, where the thermal conductivity of identical samples of colloidally stable dispersions of nanoparticles or "nanofluids" was measured by over 30 organizations worldwide, using a variety of experimental approaches, including the transient hot wire method, steady state methods, and optical methods.
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