A review of nanofluid stability properties and characterization in stationary conditions
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2011
Abstract
A new engineering medium, called nanofluid attracted a wide range of researches on many cooling processes in engineering applications, which are prepared by dispersing nanoparticles or nanotubes in a host fluid. In this paper, the stability of nanofluids is discussed as it has a major role in heat transfer enhancement for further possible applications. It also represents general stabilization methods as well as various types of instruments for stability inspection. Characterization, analytical models and measurement techniques of nanofluids after preparation by a single step or two-step method are studied.
Keywords
Stability, nanofluid, characteristics, thermal conductivity, viscosity, thermo-physical properties, effective thermal-conductivity, heat-transfer characteristics, multiwalled carbon nanotubes, water-based nanofluids, oxide nanoparticles, aqueous suspensions, ethylene-glycol, viscosity data, 3-omega method, solid spheres.
Divisions
fac_eng
Publication Title
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
Volume
54
Issue
17-18
Publisher
Elsevier
Additional Information
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