Biomedical Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Thermal
conductivity
measurement
technique
Concentration
(vol %)
Enhancement
ratio
Synthesis
method
Effect
studied/notes
Reference
Nanofluid
Zhang et al.
(2010)
Carbon-coated Al-
polyethylene glycol
0.1-1.5
(without
dispersant)
1.15-1.37
Two-step
process
Transient plane
source method
Nanofluid
dispersed by ball
milling exhibits
the best stability,
followed by
nanofluids
dispersed by
ultrasonic
dispersion way
and magnetic
stirring way
0.1-1.5 (with
glycerin
dispersant)
1.16-1.40
Carbon-coated Cu-
polyethylene glycol
0.1-1.5
(without
dispersant)
1.15-1.45
0.1-1.5 (with
glycerin
dispersant)
1.16-1.49
Carbon coated Fe-
polyethylene glycol
0.1-1.5
(without
dispersant)
1.15-1.27
0.1-1.5 (with
glycerin
dispersant)
1.16-1.30
Xie et al.
(2010)
MgO-EG
0.45-5.00
1.06-1.40
Two-step
process
Transient short
hot-wire method
—
Paul et al.
(2010)
Au-water
0.00006-
0.00025
1.12-1.48
One-step
process
Transient hot-
wire method
Nanoparticle size
varied
Abareshi et al.
(2010)
Fe
3
O
4
-DI water
0.25-3.00
1.05-1.11
One-step
process
Transient hot-
wire method
Surfactant used
