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. 2021 Jul 16;11:14625. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-94187-4

Table 2.

The thermophysical characteristics of CNTs are given.

Properties SWCNT’s and MWCNT’s
Dynamic viscosity A1=μNFμF=1(1-φ)2.5
Heat capacity A4=(ρc)NF(ρc)F=(1-φ)+φ(ρc)CNT(ρc)F
Density A2=ρNFρF=(1-φ)+φρCNTρF
Thermal conductivity A3=kNFkF,kNFkbF=1-φ2+2φ2kMWCNTkMWCNT-kFlnkMWCNT+kF2kF1-φ2+2φ2kfkMWCNT-kFlnkMWCNT+kF2kFkbFkf=1-φ1+2φ1kSWCNTkSWCNT-kFlnkSWCNT+kF2kF1-φ1+2φ1kfkSWCNT-kFlnkSWCNT+kF2kF
For hybrid nanofluid
Density ρHNF=φ2ρs2+φ1ρs1+(1-φ1)ρF(1-φ2),
Heat capacity (ρcp)HNF=φ2(ρcp)s2+φ1(ρcp)s1+[(1-φ2)(ρcp)F(1-φ1)]
Variable viscosity μHNF=μF(1-φ1)2.5(1-φ2)2.5,
Thermal conductivity kHNFkbF=(n-1)kbF+ks2-(kbF-ks2)(n-1)φ2(n-1)kbF+ks2+(kbF-ks2)φ2kbFkF=(n-1)kF+ks1-(kF-ks1)(n-1)φ1(n-1)kF+ks1+(kF-ks1)φ1,