Review Article

A Review on Nanofluids: Preparation, Stability Mechanisms, and Applications

Table 1

Properties of oxides and their nanofluids.

Thermal conductivity* W/(m·K)Density (g/cm3)CrystallineViscosity (Cp) with 5.0 vol. % 30Thermal conductivity enhancement of nanofluids (%) with 5.0 vol. %

MgO48.42.9Cubic17.440.6
TiO28.44.1Anatase31.227.2
ZnO13.05.6Wurtzite129.226.8
Al2O336.03.6γ28.228.2
SiO210.42.6noncrystalline31.525.3

*Thermal conductivities of the oxides are for the corresponding bulk materials