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. 2020 Jun 16;10(39):22972–22982. doi: 10.1039/d0ra03666h

Heat capacity of nanofluid samples prepared at different heating rates (2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 °C min−1), measured by a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC 25, TA Instruments) at 540 °C. The unit is kJ kg−1 °C−1.

Sample # Test # 2 °C min−1 4 °C min−1 6 °C min−1 8 °C min−1 10 °C min−1
1 1 2.04 1.77 1.72 1.72 1.69
2 1.99 1.74 1.72 1.67 1.69
3 1.89 1.66 1.71 1.57 1.53
2 1 1.96 1.97 1.70 1.91 1.64
2 2.06 1.94 1.71 1.91 1.63
3 1.99 1.90 1.71 1.89 1.58
3 1 1.82 1.78 1.76 1.78 1.61
2 1.91 1.72 1.70 1.75 1.62
3 1.87 1.69 1.71 1.71 1.61
Average 1.95 1.80 1.72 1.77 1.62
Standard deviation 0.08 0.11 0.02 0.12 0.05