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Thermal conductivity of nanofluid (
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Kinematic viscosity (m2/s) |
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Boltzmann Constant (-) |
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Temperature (K) |
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Empirical constant (-) |
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Reynolds number (-) |
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Prandtl number of base fluids (-) |
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Empirical constant (-) |
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Reference temperature (K) |
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Specific heat (
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Thermal boundary resistance (
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Radius (
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Empirical shape factor (-) |
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Biot number (-) |
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Diameter (
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Mean free path (
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Greek Symbols |
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Volume fraction of nanoparticle in base fluid(-) |
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Nanolayer thickness (-) |
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Dimensionless nanolayer parameter (-) |
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Empirical correlation (-) |
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Ratio of nanolayer thickness to nanoparticle radius (-) |
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Density (
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Empirical constant (-) |
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Thermal diffusivity (
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Dynamic viscosity (
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Subscripts |
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Particle |
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Base fluid |
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Matrix |
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Nanofluid |