Table 2 Thermo-physical properties of water with Al2O3 nanoparticles at T = 310 K20,48.

From: MHD convective heat transfer in a discretely heated square cavity with conductive inner block using two-phase nanofluid model

Physical properties

Fluid phase (water)

Al2O3

C p (J/kgK)

4178

765

ρ (kg/m3)

993

3970

k (Wm−1 K−1)

0.628

40

β × 105 (1/K)

36.2

0.85

μ × 106 (kg/ms)

695

—

d p (nm)

0.385

33

σ (Sm−1)

0.05

1 × 10−10

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