Roles of nanoparticles in oil lubrication

W Dai, B Kheireddin, H Gao, H Liang - Tribology international, 2016 - Elsevier
This review focused on the effects of nanoparticles on tribological performance in oil
lubrication. Specifically, chemical, physical, and morphological parameters of nanoparticles …

[HTML][HTML] Nano-refrigerants and nano-lubricants in refrigeration: synthesis, mechanisms, applications, and challenges

Z Said, SMA Rahman, MA Sohail, AM Bahman… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Addressing global energy security and environmental concerns, the utilization of nano-
refrigerants and nano-lubricants has emerged as an innovative path for enhancing heat …

Performance evaluation of a refrigeration system using nanolubricant

AC Yilmaz - Applied Nanoscience, 2020 - Springer
This research presents the effects of copper (II) oxide (CuO) and copper/silver (Cu/Ag) alloy
nanoparticle incorporation on compressor oil (POE) of a vapor compression refrigeration …

A comprehensive review of fundamentals, preparation and applications of nanorefrigerants

OA Alawi, NAC Sidik, HA Mohammed - International Communications in …, 2014 - Elsevier
Nanofluids attract researchers in many ways for their enhanced heat transfer properties.
Nanorefrigerant is one kind of nanofluids. It has better heat transfer performance than …

Nanorefrigerant effects in heat transfer performance and energy consumption reduction: A review

OA Alawi, NAC Sidik, AS Kherbeet - International Communications in Heat …, 2015 - Elsevier
The heat transfer performance and energy consumption of various thermal devices may be
augmented by active and passive techniques. One of the passive techniques is the addition …

Condensation of nano-refrigerant inside a horizontal tube

M Darzi, MK Sadoughi, M Sheikholeslami - Physica B: Condensed Matter, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper, condensing pressure drop of refrigerant-based nanofluid inside a tube is
studied. Isobutene was selected as the base fluid while CuO nanoparticles were utilized to …

Experimental Investigation of Saturated Flow Boiling Heat Transfer to TiO2/R141b Nanorefrigerant

S Tazarv, M Saffar-Avval, F Khalvati… - Experimental Heat …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Heat transfer in two-phase flow boiling of a dilute mixture of TiO2 nanoparticles in R141b
base fluid in a smooth tube is investigated experimentally. Examining the obtained results …

The effects of nanolubricants on boiling and two phase flow phenomena: a review

OA Alawi, NAC Sidik, AS Kherbeet - International Communications in Heat …, 2016 - Elsevier
The study of nanorefrigerant boiling and two-phase flow phenomena is still very much in its
infancy. This research field poses many opportunities to study new frontiers but also gives …

Thermodynamic properties of Al2O3 nanolubricants: Part 1—Effects on the two-phase pressure drop

L Cremaschi, AAM Bigi, T Wong… - Science and Technology …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
In vapor compression cycles, a small portion of the oil circulates with the refrigerant
throughout the system components and penalizes the heat transfer as well as increases the …

Synthesis of nano silica particle from silica sand and characterization of nano silica based R134a refrigerant

MWU Rahman, M Rahman, MRI Sarker… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents the synthesis and characterization of a mixture of different percentages
of nano-silica with R134a as a refrigerant material. This work shows ways for enhancing the …