Biomedical Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Thermal
conductivity
measurement
technique
Concentration
(vol %)
Enhancement
ratio
Synthesis
method
Effect
studied/notes
Reference
Nanofluid
Prasher et al.
(2006a)
Al
2
O
3
-water(radius
7.5 nm)
0.5
1.24 (708C)
Two-step
process
Temperature
oscillation
technique
—
1.20 (85
8
C)
Al
2
O
3
-water(radius
10 nm)
0.5
1.39 (70
8
C)
2.01 (85
8
C)
Al
2
O
3
-water(radius
13.5 nm)
0.5
1.29 (70
8
C)
1.6 (85
C)
1.26 (70
8
8
C)
1.34 (85
8
C)
Al
2
O
3
-water(radius
20 nm)
0.5
1.26 (70
8
C)
1.34 (85
8
C)
Chopkar et al.
(2006)
Al
70
Cu
30
-EG
0.2-2.5
1.06-2.26
Two-step
process
Thermal
comparator
technique
—
Al
70
Ag
30
-EG
0.2-2.5
1.04-2.47
Al
70
Cu
30
-EG(crystallite
size 83-90 nm)
0.5
1.03-1.38
Zhang et al.
(2006a)
Au-toluene
0.003
1.08
One- and two-
step methods
Transient short
hot-wire method
Surfactant used
for CNFs and
temperature
effect
Al
2
O
3
-water (10
8
C)
1.3-15.0
1.04-1.20
Al
2
O
3
-water (30
8
C)
1.3-15.0
1.05-1.23
Al
2
O
3
-water (50
8
C)
1.3-15.0
1.04-1.24
CNT-water
0.1-0.9
1.03-1.41
Zhu et al.
(2006)
Fe
3
O
4
-water
0.5-5.0
1.17-1.41
One-step
method
Transient hot-
wire method
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