Nanofluids including ceramic and other nanoparticles: synthesis and thermal properties - Ceramic Nanocomposites - page 383

Kim et al.
(2007)

Al 2 O 3 -water (38 nm) 0.3-3.0 1.01-1.08 Two-step

process

Transient hot-
wire method

Surfactant used
for nanofluid
preparation

Al 2 O 3 -EG (38 nm) 1.0-3.0 1.03-1.11

ZnO-water (10 nm) 1.0-3.0 1.05-1.15

ZnO-water (30 nm) 1.0-3.0 1.03-1.11

ZnO-water (60 nm) 1.0-3.0 1.02-1.07

ZnO-EG (30 nm) 1.0-3.0 1.06-1.21

ZnO-EG (60 nm) 1.0-3.0 1.03-1.11

TiO 2 -water (10 nm) 1.0-3.0 1.03-1.11

TiO 2 -water (34 nm) 1.0-3.0 1.028-1.09

TiO 2 -water (70 nm) 1.0-3.0 1.02-1.06

TiO 2 -EG (10 nm) 1.0-3.0 1.05-1.15

TiO 2 -water (34 nm) 1.0-3.0 1.04-1.12

TiO 2 -water (70 nm) 1.0-3.0 1.02-1.08

Shaikh et al.
(2007)

CNT-PAO oil 0.1-1.0 1.34-2.61 Two-step

process

Indirect method Surfactant used

EXG-PAO oil 0.1-1.0 1.18-2.31

HTT-PAO oil 0.1-1.0 1.11-2.03

Kao et al.
(2007)

CuO-brake fluid 2.0 1.6 One-step

process

Transient hot-
wire method

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Philip et al.
(2007)

Fe 3 O 4 -kerosene 0.02-7.80 1.01-1.23 Two-step

process

Transient hot-
wire method

Surfactant used

He et al. (2007) TiO 2 -water (95-210 nm) 0.6 1.03-1.01 Two-step

process

Transient hot-
wire method

Particle size effect

TiO 2 -water 0.18-1.92 1.01-1.06