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11.2 Thermal conductivity ratio as a function of particle concentration
for Al
2
O
3
-water nanofluids reported by various research groups.
11.3 Thermal conductivity ratio of nanofluids with different types of
nanoparticle dispersion.
lower concentration. It may be pointed out that in comparison to metal and
metal oxide dispersed nanofluids, carbon nanotube dispersed nanofluids give
much higher thermal conductivity enhancement at the same concentration.
Thus, it is obvious that the thermal conductivity of the dispersed
nanoparticles strongly influences the overall conductivity of the nanofluid.
