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. 2020 Jul 29;10(8):1487. doi: 10.3390/nano10081487
a thermal diffusivity, m2/s
cp specific heat at constant pressure, J/(kg K)
d diameter, m
k thermal conductivity, W/(m K)
Pr Prandtl number; Pr=va=μcpk
Re Brownian motion Reynolds number; uBr=2kBTπϱpdp30.5
Greek symbols
μ dynamic viscosity, Pa s
ν kinematic viscosity, m2/s
φ nanoparticle concentration
ρ density, kg/m3
Subscripts
agg aggregate
B Boltzmann constant; boiling point temperature
Br Brownian velocity
bf base fluid
fr freezing
m mass
nf nanofluid
p particle
v volume