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Transport properties and heat transfer coefficients of ZnO/(ethylene glycol + water) nanofluids

Author(s): David Cabaleiro, Filippo Agresti, L. Fedele, Laura Colla

Nanofluids are used to improve the thermal conductivity of heat transfer fluids. This study examined the effects on thermal conductivity of zinc oxide (ZnO)/ethylene glycol + water nanofluids as increasing ...

Keywords: Dynamic Viscosity, Ethylene glycol, Heat transfer coefficient, Nanofluid, Thermal Conductivity, Transient plane source (TPS), Transient plane source (TPS) method, Water, ZnO

Ethyl and isopropyl alcohol blends as alternative secondary fluids

Author(s): Åke Melinder, Bjorn Palm, Monika Ignatowicz

Methyl and ethyl alcohol have good thermophysical characteristics for use in refrigeration systems. The purpose of this study was to measure the thermal conductivity of ethyl and methyl alcohol solutions ...

Keywords: density, Dynamic Viscosity, Ethyl, Freezing point, Methy, specific heat capacity, Thermal Conductivity, Transient Plane Source, Transient plane source (TPS)

Experimental measurement of thermophysical properties of H2O/KCOOH (potassium formate) desiccant

Author(s): Andrea Gasparella, Giovanni Longo

H2O/KCOOH (potassium formate) is a highly soluble hygroscopic salt solution that has the potential to be used as a desiccant. However, the thermophysical properties of H2O/KCOOH ...

Keywords: Desiccant, Dynamic Viscosity, Potassium formate, Thermal Conductivity, Transient Plane Source

A Comparative Study on Thermal Conductivity and Rheology Properties of Alumina and Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Nanofluids

Author(s): Bengt Sunden, Bengt Sundena, Lars Wadso, Zan Wu, Zhaozan Feng

Numerical models for the calculation of thermal conductivity and rheology behavior of alumina and multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) nanofluids were evaluated by determining these properties experimentally and comparing the results ...

Keywords: Carbon nanotubes, CNTs, Dynamic Viscosity, Nanofluids, Rotational Rheometer, Thermal Conductivity, TPS Method, Transient Plane Source, Transient plane source (TPS) method

Thermal properties and rheological behavior of water based Al2O3 nanofluid as a heat transfer fluid

Author(s): E. Bitaraf Haghigi, M. Ghanbarpour, R. Khodabandeh

Polyactic acid (PLA)-micro hexagonal boron nitride (hBN)-graphene nanoplatelet (GNP) polymer composites were prepared, and the effects of varying filler contents on the thermal and mechanical properties of the ...

Keywords: boron nitride, Dynamic Viscosity, Fillers, graphene, Nanofluids, Polymer composites, TEM, Thermal Conductivity, TPS Method, Transient Plane Source, Transient plane source (TPS) method, Transmission electron microscopy, Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)

An experimental investigation of melting of nanoparticle-enhanced phase change materials (NePCMs) in a bottom-heated vertical cylindrical cavity

Author(s): Ke-Fa Cen, Li-Wu Fan, Yi Zeng, Yu-Qi Xiao, Zi-Tao Yu

A nanoparticle-enhanced phase change material (NePCM) is prepared by the dispersal of carbon nanotubes in 1-dodecanol. The objective of this experiment was to determine if the addition of nanoparticles could ...

Keywords: Carbon nanotubes, CNTs, differential scanning calorimeter, Dynamic Viscosity, Latent Heat of Fusion, Melting Point, Nanoparticle-Enhanced Phase Change Materials, Nanoparticle-Enhanced Phase Change Materials (NePCMs), Nanoparticles, NePCMs, pcms, phase change materials, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), SEM, TEM, Thermal Conductivity, Transient Plane Source Technique, Transmission electron microscopy, Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)

Experimental measurement of thermophysical properties of oxide-water nano-fluids down to ice-point

Author(s): Claudio Zilio, Giovanni A. Longo

Two series of nanofluids were prepared by the researchers, using water as the carrier fluid, and Al2O3 and TiO2 as the nanoparticles; up to 6% particle volume fraction was used. ...

Keywords: Angular Position, Dynamic Viscosity, Nanofluids, Nanoparticles, Nanorefrigerants, Particle Cluster Size, Particle Diameter, Purity, Structure, Thermal Conductivity, Thermal Diffusivity, Torque, TPS Technique, Transient Plane Source, Transient plane source (TPS) method, volume fraction

Keyword: Dynamic Viscosity

Transport properties and heat transfer coefficients of ZnO/(ethylene glycol + water) nanofluids

Ethyl and isopropyl alcohol blends as alternative secondary fluids

Experimental measurement of thermophysical properties of H2O/KCOOH (potassium formate) desiccant

A Comparative Study on Thermal Conductivity and Rheology Properties of Alumina and Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Nanofluids

Thermal properties and rheological behavior of water based Al2O3 nanofluid as a heat transfer fluid

An experimental investigation of melting of nanoparticle-enhanced phase change materials (NePCMs) in a bottom-heated vertical cylindrical cavity

Experimental measurement of thermophysical properties of oxide-water nano-fluids down to ice-point

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