A cell model approach for thermal conductivity of nanofluids
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This work presents a cell model for predicting the thermal conductivity of nanofluids. Effects due to the high specific surface area of the mono-dispersed nanoparticles and the micro-convective heat transfer enhancement associated with the Brownian motion of particles are addressed in detail. Novelty of the paper lies in its prediction of the non-linear dependence of thermal conductivity of nanofluids on particle volume fraction at low particle concentrations. The model is found to correctly predict the trends observed in experimental data over a wide range of particle sizes, temperatures and particle concentrations.
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OpenAlex topics: Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer · Heat Transfer and Optimization · Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media
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