Recently, there has been considerable interest in the use of nanofluids for enhancing thermal performance. It has been shown that carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are capable of enhancing the thermal performance of conventional working liquids. Although much work has been devoted on the impact of CNT concentrations on the thermo-physical properties of nanofluids, the effects of preparation methods on th...

Thermal conductivity κ(T ) and thermoelectric power S(T ) studies on (Y,Gd)Ba2(Cu1−xMnx)3O7−δ (x 0.02) superconductors are presented here. Thermal conductivity for all the samples exhibits a hump below the superconducting transition temperature Tc. The peak height of the hump decreases with the Mn content in both the Yand Gd-based systems, barring GdBa2(Cu0.99Mn0.01)3O7−δ. The peak height reduc...

In this study, enhancements of thermal conductivities of ethylene glycol, water, and synthetic engine oil in the presence of copper (Cu), copper oxide (CuO), and multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWNT) are investigated using both physical mixing method (two-step method) and chemical reduction method (one-step method). The chemical reduction method is, however, used only for nanofluid containing Cu ...

In this paper, we investigated the statistical analysis of thermal conductivity of nanofluids containing of decorated Ag nanorods with Cu nanoparticles. For this purpose Ag-Cu hybrid is synthesized and characterized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction pattern (XRD). TEM image shows that Cu nanoparticles successfully decorate on the outer surface of Ag nanorods. Th...

In recent decades, the use of nanofluids has attracted much attention due to its application in various fields such as medical and industries like oil and gas. The combination of nanoparticles with base fluids and its type can produce different results depending on the characteristics of the nanoparticles, one of which is the effect of changes in the viscosity and thermal conductivity of the na...

This study was designed to experimentally measure the thermal and electrical conductivities of Aluminium Nitride/Ethylene Glycol (AlN/EG) nanofluids. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was used to characterize the shape of AlN nanoparticles. Nanofluids with different particle volume concentrations of 0.5%, 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, and 5% were utilized. The thermal and electrical conductivities of the...

statistical methods, and especially machine learning, have been increasingly used in nanofluid modeling. this paper presents some of the interesting and applicable methods for thermal conductivity prediction and compares them with each other according to results and errors that are defined. the thermal conductivity of nanofluids increases with the volume fraction and temperature. machine learni...

Molten mixtures of network-forming covalently bonded ZnCl2 and network-modifying ionically bonded NaCl and KCl salts are investigated as high-temperature heat transfer fluids for concentrating solar power plants. Specifically, using molecular dynamics simulations, the interplay between the extent of the network structure, composition, and the transport properties (viscosity, thermal conductivit...

information on the thermophysical properties of the iranian ultrafiltrated (uf) white cheese is very limited. in this research, those thermal properties determined experimentally were thermal conductivity, specific heat, density and water activity. the thermal conductivity and specific heat of iranian ultrafiltrated white cheese (iufwc) ranged from 0.447 to 0.480 w m-1 °c-1 and from 3.871 to 4....