Thermophysical and electrokinetic properties of nanofluids-a critical review

Murshed, S.M.S. (Sch. of Mech. & Aerosp. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore); Leong, K.C.; Yang, C.

Source: Applied Thermal Engineering, v 28, n 17-18, Dec. 2008, 2109-25

ISSN: 1359-4311 CODEN: ATENFT

Publisher: Elsevier Science Ltd., UK

Abstract: In the past decade, nanofluids have attracted much interest because of their reported superior thermal performance and many potential applications. However, there are many inconsistencies in reported experimental results of the thermophysical properties such as the effective thermal conductivity of nanofluids and controversies in the underlying enhanced mechanisms. In this paper, various aspects of nanofluids including synthesis, potential applications, experimental and analytical studies on the effective thermal conductivity, effective thermal diffusivity, convective heat transfer, and electrokinetic properties are critically reviewed.[All rights reserved Elsevier]. (90 refs.)

Inspec controlled terms:  convection  -  electrokinetic effects  -  nanostructured materials  -  thermal conductivity  -  thermal diffusion  -  thermal diffusivity

Uncontrolled terms:  nanofluids  -  electrokinetic properties  -  thermophysical properties  -  effective thermal conductivity  -  effective thermal diffusivity  -  convective heat transfer

Classification Code:   A6660 Thermal conduction in nonmetallic liquids  -  A5130 Thermal properties of gases  -  A6610C Diffusion and thermal diffusion in liquids  -  A5120 Viscosity and diffusion in gases: experimental  -  A8245 Electrochemistry and electrophoresis

Database: Inspec