Nanomaterials possess superior optical, electrical, magnetic, mechanical, and thermal
properties, which have made them suitable for a multitude of applications. The present …

High temperature heat transfer fluids like molten salts and molten metals will unlock the
higher efficiency and lower cost of next generation grid scale energy sources such as …

Helical geometry is widely used in heat transfer systems due to the high heat transfer
surface and the creation of swirling flow. Grooving the spiral channel can lead to the …

Fluids containing colloidal suspensions of nanometer-sized particles (nanofluids) have been
extensively investigated in recent decades with promising results. Driven by the increase in …

The initial explosion of interest in the opportunities created by the ready availability of
nanoscale particles of a variety of materials generated many claims for potential applications …

The aim of this paper is to investigate in depth whether adding nanoparticles or nanotubes
to a fluid enhances its heat transfer capabilities. For this reason, the thermal conductivities …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of surfactants on the density and thermal
conductivity values of water, as well as to separately evaluate the variations in these values …

The accurate determination of the thermal conductivity of any material is a key element in
understanding its actual thermal performance, thus assigning its suitability for a particular …

Thermophysical properties of engineering fluids have proven in the past to be essential for
the design of physical and chemical processing and reaction equipment in the chemical …

The lack of a standard experimental procedure to determine thermal conductivity of fluids is
noticeable in heat transfer processes from practical and fundamental perspectives. Since a …