Table 2 Reported thermal conductivity enhancement of graphene—EG based nanofluids.
References | Host fluid | Configuration | Temperature range (°C) | Thermal conductivity enhancement (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Baby and Ramaprabhu55 | EG | Exfoliated graphene | 25–50 | 4–7% |
Baby and Ramaprabhu52 | EG | Hydrogen exfoliated graphene | 25–50 | 1–7.5% |
Lee and Rhee46 | EG | Graphene nanoplatelets | 10–90 | Up to 32% |
Shende and Sundara53 | EG | Nitrogen doped graphene-MNT | 25–50 | Up to 15.1% |
Wang55 | Exfoliated graphene | 25–65 | 15.5–18.6% | |
Mbambo et al. (present work) | EG vapor—TVEG1 ~ 97.3 °C | Ag—decorated graphene nanocomposites | 25–45 | ~ 32.3% |
