Nanofluids in different industrial and engineering applications

Subject Areas : Nano

meisam  asadi ¹ (student)
Seyfolah  saedodin ² (استاد، مرکز تحقیقات انرژی و توسعه پایدار، واحد سمنان، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، سمنان، ایران)

Received: 2016-01-12 Accepted : 2016-02-23 Published : 2016-02-20

Keywords: Nanofluid, Thermal conductivity, engineering Application, industrial application,

Abstract :

The aim of the present study is to investigate the applications of nanofluids in various industrial and engineering applications. Nanofluids are new types of fluids produced by dispersing Nano-particles in a base fluid. Nowadays, regarding the fact that the applications of nanofluids in thermal systems, motor oils, lubricants and so forth are flourishing and booming day by day, these fluids have been strongly in the spotlight of researchers. In this study, the applications of nanofluids in heat exchangers, chillers, machining, solar water heating, engine cooling, cooling of electronic components, oscillating heat pipe, and cooling nuclear reactors have been investigated. The results showed that nanofluids possess grater thermal conductivity compared with those of conventional fluids.