Applications of Nanofluids : Current and Future

Applications of Nanofluids : Current and Future

Nanofluids are suspensions of nanoparticles in fluids that show significant enhancement of their properties at modest nanoparticle concentrations. Many of the publications on nanofluids are about understanding their behavior so that they can be utilized where straight heat transfer enhancement is pa...

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Published in:Advances in Mechanical Engineering Vol. 2010; no. 2010; pp. 1 - 11
Main Authors: Wong, Kaufui V., De Leon, Omar
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Puplishing Corporation 2010
Sage Publications Ltd
SAGE Publishing
Subjects:
Automobile industry
Cooling
Documents
Electronics
Fluids
Heat conductivity
Heat transfer
Industrial applications
Industrial plant emissions
Nanofluids
Nanoparticles
Nanotechnology
Nuclear power plants
Nuclear reactors
Phase transitions
Stem cells
Studies
Surfactants
Transportation
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Summary:Nanofluids are suspensions of nanoparticles in fluids that show significant enhancement of their properties at modest nanoparticle concentrations. Many of the publications on nanofluids are about understanding their behavior so that they can be utilized where straight heat transfer enhancement is paramount as in many industrial applications, nuclear reactors, transportation, electronics as well as biomedicine and food. Nanofluid as a smart fluid, where heat transfer can be reduced or enhanced at will, has also been reported. This paper focuses on presenting the broad range of current and future applications that involve nanofluids, emphasizing their improved heat transfer properties that are controllable and the specific characteristics that these nanofluids possess that make them suitable for such applications.
ISSN:1687-8132
1687-8140
1687-8132
DOI:10.1155/2010/519659