Table 1 Thermophysical properties of fluids and nanofluids studied here.
Nanoparticles/base fluid | \(\rho\) (kg m−3) | k (W m−1 K−1) | Cp (J kg−1 K−1) |
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Water (H2O) | 997.8 | 0.604 | 4076.4 |
Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) | 3970 | 40 | 765 |
Nanoparticles/base fluid | \(\rho\) (kg m−3) | k (W m−1 K−1) | Cp (J kg−1 K−1) |
---|---|---|---|
Water (H2O) | 997.8 | 0.604 | 4076.4 |
Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) | 3970 | 40 | 765 |