Nanofluid in Thermal Transfer - Is it a Solution for the Future?

Thierry Maré (1) , Patrice Estellé (1) , Salma Halelfadl (1) , Normah Mohd-Ghazali (2)

1 LGCGM - Laboratoire de Génie Civil et Génie Mécanique
2 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

In a global context of saving energy and the desire to improve heat exchangers, the use of nanofluidstoday seems like a craze growing. Are nanofluids a solution?What are the limitations of the use of such fluids? This article proposes a review of thermo physicals coefficients of carbon nanotube-water nanofluids. This article reports on an experimental study completed to observe the impacts of the concentration, temperature, aspect ratio, and surfactant on the thermal conductivity and viscosity. Finally this article advocates a field for using nanofluid in heat exchangers.

Domains: Engineering Sciences [physics]; Mechanics [physics.med-ph]; Thermics [physics.class-ph]

Thierry Maré, Patrice Estellé, Salma Halelfadl, Normah Mohd-Ghazali. Nanofluid in Thermal Transfer - Is it a Solution for the Future? . Applied Mechanics and Materials, 2016, Advances in Heat Transfer, Flow Engineering and Energy Installations, 819, pp.11-15. ⟨10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.819.11⟩. ⟨hal-01253717⟩