Recent advances on the fundamental physical phenomena behind stability, dynamic motion, thermophysical properties, heat transport, applications, and challenges of …

Z Said, LS Sundar, AK Tiwari, HM Ali… - Physics Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
In the past decade, nanotechnology's rapid developments have created quite a lot of
prospects for researchers and engineers to check up on. And nanofluids are important …

[HTML][HTML] A review of recent advances in thermophysical properties at the nanoscale: From solid state to colloids

L Qiu, N Zhu, Y Feng, EE Michaelides, G Żyła, D **g… - Physics Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
Nanomaterials possess superior optical, electrical, magnetic, mechanical, and thermal
properties, which have made them suitable for a multitude of applications. The present …

Nanofluid research and applications: A review

J Li, X Zhang, B Xu, M Yuan - … Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanofluids have been widely used in various fields because of their unique thermal
conductivity. This paper reviews and evaluates the thermal conductivity of nanofluids …

A review of the recent progress on thermal conductivity of nanofluid

R Lenin, PA Joy, C Bera - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021 - Elsevier
Thermal properties of nanofluids are very well investigated by the global research
community for their various applications. The dispersion and stability of the nanoparticles in …

On the colloidal and chemical stability of solar nanofluids: From nanoscale interactions to recent advances

OZ Sharaf, RA Taylor, E Abu-Nada - Physics Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
The outdoor deployment of solar nanofluids in practical solar photothermal conversion
devices for prolonged periods of time has been an ongoing challenge. This is due to their …

A molecular dynamics study on thermal conductivity enhancement mechanism of nanofluids–Effect of nanoparticle aggregation

L Zhou, J Zhu, Y Zhao, H Ma - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aggregation of nanoparticles is crucial in enhancing the thermal conductivity of nanofluids,
but the underlying mechanism remains unclear so far. This paper used the non-equilibrium …

Performance improving of concentrated solar power systems with nanofluids: A review based on molecular dynamics

B Liu, L Wenhao, L Zhenmin, S Sarvar… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanofluids are recognized for their ability to enhance the efficiency of heat transfer fluids,
making them a promising option for improving the performance of concentrated solar power …

The most crucial factor on the thermal conductivity of metal-water nanofluids: Match degree of the phonon density of state

X **, H Guan, R Wang, L Huang, C Shao - Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanoparticle addition with higher thermal conductivity can produce greater thermal
conductivity of nanofluid based on the Maxwell effective medium theory. But some …

The phonon theory of liquids and biological fluids: Developments and applications

D Bolmatov - The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Among the three basic states of matter (solid, liquid, and gas), the liquid state has always
eluded general theoretical approaches for describing liquid energy and heat capacity. In this …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of the influence of aggregation morphology on thermal conductivity of nanofluid by a new MPCD-MD hybrid method

J Du, Q Su, L Li, R Wang, Z Zhu - International Communications in Heat and …, 2021 - Elsevier
It is known the thermal conductivity can be elevated considerably by adding nanoparticles in
base fluid. But the mechanisms remain unclear so far. One of the most important …