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 …

Thermal performance of a phase change material (PCM) microcapsules containing Au nanoparticles in a nanochannel: a molecular dynamics approach

F Wang, N Nasajpour-Esfahani, A Alizadeh… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
This research studied the thermal performance of phase change material (PCM)
microcapsules containing gold (Au) nanoparticles (NPs) in a nanochannel (NC) using …

Impact of magnetic field localization on the vortex generation in hybrid nanofluid flow

K Ali, S Ahmad, S Ahmad, T Tayebi - Journal of Thermal Analysis and …, 2023 - Springer
The term" vortex" refers to a region in a fluid where the flow spin around an axis line, which
could be flat or curved. Vortices can twist, stretch, move, and interact in several situations …

[HTML][HTML] RETRACTED: Molecular dynamics simulation of phase transition procedure of water-based nanofluid flow containing CuO nanoparticles

Y Wang, J Zheng, GF Smaisim, D Toghraie - 2022 - Elsevier
After a thorough investigation, the Editor has concluded that the given results in this article
are inaccurate due to mistakes in the simulation models. In addition, 3 co-authors were …

Enhanced thermal conductivity in Ag-H2O nanofluids by nanoparticles of different shapes: Insights from molecular dynamics simulation

R Zhang, S Qing, X Zhang, Z Luo, Y Liu - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2023 - Elsevier
The mechanism of thermal conductivity enhancements and influential factors make a lot of
sense in the intensive investigation of nanofluids. While numerous studies have explored …

Computational analysis of natural convection with water based nanofluid in a square cavity with partially active side walls: applications to thermal storage

SA Khan, S Yasmin, M Imran, T Muhammad… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Heat transport induced by buoyancy caused natural convection inside a segmented or
selectively heated enclosure has grown in importance over the decades due to its …

A review on the role of molecular dynamics in discovering behaviors, heat transfer, and properties of nanofluids

H Chen, H Zhang, NH Thi, M Afrand - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive review of the application of molecular dynamics (MD)
simulations in modeling the flow behavior of nanofluids (NFs). NFs, consisting of …

Effects of various temperature and pressure initial conditions to predict the thermal conductivity and phase alteration duration of water based carbon hybrid nanofluids …

J Gao, J Liu, H Yue, Y Zhao, I Tlili… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the presence of fluid flow inside channels in many natural and artificial systems and
their widespread applications in recent years, attention to the issue of improving heat …

Enhanced thermal conductivity of nanofluids by introducing Janus particles

X Cui, J Wang, G **a - Nanoscale, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The addition of nanoparticles to a base fluid (ie, nanofluids) is an effective strategy to
achieve a higher thermal conductivity of a fluid. In a common nanofluid, the suspended …

Effect of silver nanoparticle volume fraction on thermal conductivity, specific heat and viscosity of ethylene glycol base silver nanofluid: A molecular dynamics …

S Sarkar, NK Ghosh - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2023 - Elsevier
Using molecular dynamics (MD) simulation, the effect of temperature and Ag nanoparticles
volume fraction in Ethylene Glycol (EG) base fluid is investigated in the context of some …