| MOCB | Minimum oil circuit breaker |
| SF6 | Sulfur hexafluoride |
| Al2O3 | Aluminum oxide (alumina) |
| CCTO | Calcium copper titanium oxide (CaCu3Ti4O12) |
| ZnO | Zinc oxide |
| DDF | Dielectric dissipation factor |
| SiO2 | Silicon dioxide |
| TiO2 | Titanium dioxide |
| MCB | Miniature circuit breaker |
| MCCB | Molded case circuit breaker |
| wt% | Weight percentages |
| N-GS | Amorphous graphene nanosheets |
| MONF | Mineral oil nanofluid samples |
| EONF | Synthetic ester oil nanofluid samples |
| MO | Mineral oil |
| EO | Ester oil |
| Fe3O4 | Iron oxide |
| R1 | Radius of oil molecules |
| R2 | Radius of oil molecules after good dispersion |
| J | Current density |
| σ | Electrical conductivity |
| Je | Externally generated current density |
| E | Electric field strength |
| V | Electrical potential |
| Vo | Boundary electrical potential of the fixed contact |
| Q | Heating source |
| ρ | Fluid density |
| Cp | Fluid heat capacity at constant pressure |
| kc | Fluid thermal conductivity |
| u | Fluid velocity field |
| T | Dependent variable temperature in the model |
| Qe | Heating source term |
| ΔT | Temperature difference between oil molecules |
| U | Internal energy inside MOCB |