Nanofluids

Numerical study of a confined slot impinging jet with nanofluids

Heat transfer enhancement technology concerns with the aim of developing more efficient systems to satisfy the increasing demands of many applications in the fields of automotive, aerospace, electronic and pro...

Authors: Oronzio Manca, Paolo Mesolella, Sergio Nardini and Daniele Ricci

Lattice Boltzmann simulation of alumina-water nanofluid in a square cavity

A lattice Boltzmann model is developed by coupling the density (D2Q9) and the temperature distribution functions with 9-speed to simulate the convection heat transfer utilizing Al₂O₃-water nanofluids in a square ...

Authors: Yurong He, Cong Qi, Yanwei Hu, Bin Qin, Fengchen Li and Yulong Ding

Numerical study of instability of nanofluids: the coagulation effect and sedimentation effect

This study is a numerical study on the coagulation as well as the sedimentation effect of nanofluids using the Brownian dynamics method. Three cases are simulated, focusing on the effects of the sizes, volume ...

Authors: Yu Ni, JianRen Fan and YaCai Hu

Nanofluids for heat transfer: an engineering approach

An overview of systematic studies that address the complexity of nanofluid systems and advance the understanding of nanoscale contributions to viscosity, thermal conductivity, and cooling efficiency of nanoflu...

Authors: Elena V Timofeeva, Wenhua Yu, David M France, Dileep Singh and Jules L Routbort

Preparation and thermal conductivity of CuO nanofluid via a wet chemical method

In this article, a wet chemical method was developed to prepare stable CuO nanofluids. The influences of synthesis parameters, such as kinds and amounts of copper salts, reaction time, were studied. The therma...

Authors: Haitao Zhu, Dongxiao Han, Zhaoguo Meng, Daxiong Wu and Canying Zhang

Numerical investigation of Al₂O₃/water nanofluid laminar convective heat transfer through triangular ducts

In this article, laminar flow-forced convective heat transfer of Al₂O₃/water nanofluid in a triangular duct under constant wall temperature condition is investigated numerically. In this investigation, the effect...

Authors: Saeed Zeinali Heris, Seyyed Hossein Noie, Elham Talaii and Javad Sargolzaei

Heat transfer augmentation in nanofluids via nanofins

Theoretical results derived in this article are combined with experimental data to conclude that, while there is no improvement in the effective thermal conductivity of nanofluids beyond the Maxwell's effectiv...

Authors: Peter Vadasz

Toward nanofluids of ultra-high thermal conductivity

The assessment of proposed origins for thermal conductivity enhancement in nanofluids signifies the importance of particle morphology and coupled transport in determining nanofluid heat conduction and thermal ...

Authors: Liqiu Wang and Jing Fan

Discussion on the thermal conductivity enhancement of nanofluids

Increasing interests have been paid to nanofluids because of the intriguing heat transfer enhancement performances presented by this kind of promising heat transfer media. We produced a series of nanofluids an...

Authors: Huaqing Xie, Wei Yu, Yang Li and Lifei Chen

Nanofluid bioconvection in water-based suspensions containing nanoparticles and oxytactic microorganisms: oscillatory instability

The aim of this article is to propose a novel type of a nanofluid that contains both nanoparticles and motile (oxytactic) microorganisms. The benefits of adding motile microorganisms to the suspension include ...

Authors: Andrey V Kuznetsov

Special issue on nanofluids

Authors: Stephen US Choi, Yogesh Jaluria, Oronzio Manca and Liqiu Wang