Nanofluid types, their synthesis, properties and incorporation in direct solar thermal collectors: A review

W Chamsa-Ard, S Brundavanam, CC Fung, D Fawcett… - Nanomaterials, 2017 - mdpi.com
The global demand for energy is increasing and the detrimental consequences of rising
greenhouse gas emissions, global warming and environmental degradation present major …

Phase dependent thermal and spectroscopic responses of Al 2 O 3 nanostructures with different morphogenesis

J Gangwar, BK Gupta, SK Tripathi, AK Srivastava - Nanoscale, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review, we discuss new developments and recent trends in both amorphous and
crystalline Al2O3 oxide nanofluids related to their phase dependent characteristics in detail …

Effect of CuO and Al2O3 nanoparticle additives on the tribological behavior of fully formulated oils

L Peña-Parás, J Taha-Tijerina, L Garza… - Wear, 2015 - Elsevier
Lubrication is essential for the advancement of energy efficient modern industries.
Lubricants are widely used in industry to minimize friction and wear between tools and …

Investigation on hybrid nanofluids based on carbon nanotubes filled with metal nanoparticles: Stability, thermal conductivity, and viscosity

C **, Q Wu, G Yang, H Zhang, Y Zhong - Powder Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, nanofluids as heat transfer fluids have shown huge potential in heat
exchange systems. However it is still needed to discover new types of nanofluids with …

Nanodiamond-Fe3O4 nanofluids: preparation and measurement of viscosity, electrical and thermal conductivities

LS Sundar, EV Ramana, MPF Graça, MK Singh… - … Communications in Heat …, 2016 - Elsevier
Nanodiamond (ND) attached with magnetite (Fe 3 O 4) nanoparticles have been
synthesized successfully by in-situ and chemical reduction of Fe 3+ and Fe 2+ cations on the …

Efficient solar-thermal energy harvest driven by interfacial plasmonic heating-assisted evaporation

C Chang, C Yang, Y Liu, P Tao, C Song… - … applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The plasmonic heating effect of noble nanoparticles has recently received tremendous
attention for various important applications. Herein, we report the utilization of interfacial …

A comprehensive review on advances of oil-based nanofluids for concentrating solar thermal collector application

F Rubbi, L Das, K Habib, N Aslfattahi, R Saidur… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanofluids have exhibited noteworthy advancement as efficient working fluids in the last
decade towards the field of solar energy conversion field to deal with escalating global …

Glycine functionalized boron nitride nanosheets with improved dispersibility and enhanced interaction with matrix for thermal composites

X Tian, N Wu, B Zhang, Y Wang, Z Geng, Y Li - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets (BNNS) have been widely investigated as promising
fillers for thermal composites because of their high thermal conductivity and electrical …

Nanotechnology applications for electrical transformers—A review

JE Contreras, EA Rodriguez, J Taha-Tijerina - Electric Power Systems …, 2017 - Elsevier
Nanoscience and nanotechnology applications have shown remarkable progress in several
industrial fields, producing advance materials. Nowadays, there are a great number of …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal conductivity and viscosity of hybrid nanfluids prepared with magnetic nanodiamond-cobalt oxide (ND-Co3O4) nanocomposite

LS Sundar, GO Irurueta, EV Ramana, MK Singh… - Case studies in thermal …, 2016 - Elsevier
Synthesis of magnetic nanodiamond-cobalt oxide (ND-Co 3 O 4) nanocomposite material;
preparation of nanofluids and estimation of thermal properties such as thermal conductivity …