The Viscosity of Nanofluids: A Review of the Theoretical, Empirical, and Numerical Models

Using nanofluids in enhancing the performance of a novel two-layer solar pond

(2014) Moh'd A. Al-Nimr et al.   ENERGY

An experimental investigation and new correlation of viscosity of ZnO–EG nanofluid at various temperatures and different solid volume fractions

(2014) Mohammad Hemmat Esfe et al.   EXPERIMENTAL THERMAL AND FLUID SCIENCE

Estimation of the viscosity of nine nanofluids using a hybrid GMDH-type neural network system

(2014) Saeid Atashrouz et al.   FLUID PHASE EQUILIBRIA

Measurements of pH of Three Nanofluids and Development of New Correlations

(2014) Hanumantharao Konakanchi et al.   HEAT TRANSFER ENGINEERING

Rheological behavior of Al2O3/R141b nanorefrigerant

(2014) I.M. Mahbubul et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Dependence of the viscosity of nanofluids on nanoparticle size and material

(2014) V.Ya. Rudyak et al.   PHYSICS LETTERS A

Effect of Shear Rate, Temperature, and Particle Concentration on the Rheological Properties of ZnO and ZrO2Nanofluids

(2014) A. Hernández Battez et al.   TRIBOLOGY TRANSACTIONS

Viscosity studies on novel copper oxide–coconut oil nanofluid

(2013) M. Nabeel Rashin et al.   EXPERIMENTAL THERMAL AND FLUID SCIENCE

Viscosity of nanofluids based on an artificial intelligence model

(2013) M. Mehrabi et al.   INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS IN HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Investigation of thermal conductivity and viscosity of Fe3O4 nanofluid for heat transfer applications

(2013) L. Syam Sundar et al.   INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS IN HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Viscosity of carbon nanotubes water-based nanofluids: Influence of concentration and temperature

(2013) Salma Halelfadl et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCES

Enhanced heat dissipation of a radiator using oxide nano-coolant

(2013) Hwa-Ming Nieh et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCES

Measurement and Correlation of the Viscosity of Water-Based Al2O3and TiO2Nanofluids in High Temperatures and Comparisons with Literature Reports

(2013) Thaklaew Yiamsawas et al.   JOURNAL OF DISPERSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Melanin mediated synthesis of gold nanoparticles by Yarrowia lipolytica

(2013) Mugdha Apte et al.   MATERIALS LETTERS

Empirical and theoretical correlations on viscosity of nanofluids: A review

(2013) L. Syam Sundar et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Thermal properties of nanofluids

(2012) John Philip et al.   ADVANCES IN COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Experimental investigations of the viscosity of nanofluids at low temperatures

(2012) Bahadir Aladag et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles by pulsed laser ablation

(2012) L. Franzel et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Comparison of in situ and ex situ bioconjugation of Au nanoparticles generated by laser ablation

(2012) S. Mutisya et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Viscosity of low volume concentrations of magnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles dispersed in ethylene glycol and water mixture

(2012) L. Syam Sundar et al.   CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS

An experimental investigation on the effect of MWCNT-H2O nanofluid on the efficiency of flat-plate solar collectors

(2012) Tooraj Yousefi et al.   EXPERIMENTAL THERMAL AND FLUID SCIENCE

Experimental investigation of laminar convective heat transfer and pressure drop of water-based Al2O3 nanofluids in fully developed flow regime

(2012) M.M. Heyhat et al.   EXPERIMENTAL THERMAL AND FLUID SCIENCE

Application of artificial neural network–genetic algorithm (ANN–GA) to correlation of density in nanofluids

(2012) Hajir Karimi et al.   FLUID PHASE EQUILIBRIA

Investigation of Thermal Conductivity and Viscosity of Carbon Nanotubes–Ethylene Glycol Nanofluids

(2012) Narendra Singh et al.   HEAT TRANSFER ENGINEERING

Application of the FCM-based neuro-fuzzy inference system and genetic algorithm-polynomial neural network approaches to modelling the thermal conductivity of alumina–water nanofluids

(2012) M. Mehrabi et al.   INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS IN HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Experimental thermal conductivity of ethylene glycol and water mixture based low volume concentration of Al2O3 and CuO nanofluids

(2012) L. Syam Sundar et al.   INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS IN HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Experimental and theoretical studies of thermal conductivity, viscosity and heat transfer coefficient of titania and alumina nanofluids

(2012) Adi T. Utomo et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

A new frontier of nanofluid research – Application of nanofluids in heat pipes

(2012) Zhen-Hua Liu et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Temperature induced changes in ZnO–water nanofluid: Zeta potential, size distribution and viscosity profiles

(2012) K.S. Suganthi et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Experimental investigation on the thermal conductivity and shear viscosity of viscoelastic-fluid-based nanofluids

(2012) Juan-Cheng Yang et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Evaluation of the effect of nanofluid-based absorbers on direct solar collector

(2012) R. Saidur et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Thermophysical and pool boiling characteristics of ZnO-ethylene glycol nanofluids

(2012) Madhusree Kole et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCES

Experimental investigation of thermal conductivity and heat pipe thermal performance of ZnO nanofluids

(2012) Rosari Saleh et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCES

Modeling viscosity of nanofluids using diffusional neural networks

(2012) Fakhri Yousefi et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS

Particle agglomeration and properties of nanofluids

(2012) Yijun Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH

Marine sponge extract assisted biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles

(2012) D. Inbakandan et al.   MATERIALS LETTERS

Heat conduction mechanisms in nanofluids and suspensions

(2012) J.J. Wang et al.   Nano Today

An investigation into modelling thermal conductivity for alumina–water nanofluids

(2012) S.S. Mallick et al.   POWDER TECHNOLOGY

Application of nanofluids in heat exchangers: A review

(2012) Gabriela Huminic et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Experimental investigation of the thermo-physical properties of water–ethylene glycol mixture based CNT nanofluids

(2012) V. Kumaresan et al.   THERMOCHIMICA ACTA

Application of nanofluid in an inclined mesh wicked heat pipes

(2012) Ping-Yang Wang et al.   THERMOCHIMICA ACTA

Physico-chemical properties of Pd nanoparticles produced by Pulsed Laser Ablation in different organic solvents

(2011) Gabriele Cristoforetti et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Improving the cooling performance of automobile radiator with Al2O3/water nanofluid

(2011) S.M. Peyghambarzadeh et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

A new empirical viscosity model for ceramic suspensions

(2011) Bahman Amini Horri et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE

Suspension viscosities and shape parameter of cellulose nanocrystals (CNC)

(2011) Yaman Boluk et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS

Synthesis of Al2O3–Cu/water hybrid nanofluids using two step method and its thermo physical properties

(2011) S. Suresh et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS

Experimental study of nanofluid effects on the thermal performance with response time of heat pipe

(2011) Ramin Hajian et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Viscosity of water based SWCNH and TiO2 nanofluids

(2011) Sergio Bobbo et al.   EXPERIMENTAL THERMAL AND FLUID SCIENCE

Bimodal model for predicting the emulsion-hydrate mixture viscosity in high water cut systems

(2011) Hossein Moradpour et al.   FUEL

Heat conduction in nanofluids: Structure–property correlation

(2011) Jing Fan et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

A critical synthesis of thermophysical characteristics of nanofluids

(2011) Khalil Khanafer et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Latest developments on the viscosity of nanofluids

(2011) I.M. Mahbubul et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Effect of aggregation on the viscosity of copper oxide–gear oil nanofluids

(2011) Madhusree Kole et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCES

Thermal conductivity and heat transfer of ceramic nanofluids

(2011) Matthias H. Buschmann   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCES

Fabrication, characterization, and measurement of viscosity of α-Fe2O3-glycerol nanofluids

(2011) Maryam Abareshi et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS

Viscosity and yield stresses of ice slurries formed in water-in-oil emulsions

(2011) Patrick J. Rensing et al.   JOURNAL OF NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID MECHANICS

Tuning of Thermal Conductivity and Rheology of Nanofluids Using an External Stimulus

(2011) P. D. Shima et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Experimental investigation on thermal conductivity and viscosity of aluminum nitride nanofluid

(2011) Wei Yu et al.   Particuology

Extracellular synthesis of antibacterial silver nanoparticles using psychrophilic bacteria

(2011) S. Shivaji et al.   PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY

Polymer nanoparticles: Preparation techniques and size-control parameters

(2011) J. Prasad Rao et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

An experimental investigation on the effect of Al2O3–H2O nanofluid on the efficiency of flat-plate solar collectors

(2011) Tooraj Yousefi et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Enhancement of the optically activated NO2 gas sensing response of brookite TiO2 nanorods/nanoparticles thin films deposited by matrix-assisted pulsed-laser evaporation

(2011) M.G. Manera et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL

An experimental investigation on the effect of pH variation of MWCNT–H2O nanofluid on the efficiency of a flat-plate solar collector

(2011) T. Yousefi et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Investigation of the electrical conductivity of propylene glycol-based ZnO nanofluids

(2011) Steven White et al.   Nanoscale Research Letters

Experimental stability analysis of different water-based nanofluids

(2011) Laura Fedele et al.   Nanoscale Research Letters

Water-Based Fe2O3 Nanofluid Characterization: Thermal Conductivity and Viscosity Measurements and Correlation

(2011) L. Colla et al.   Advances in Mechanical Engineering

Empirical correlating equations for predicting the effective thermal conductivity and dynamic viscosity of nanofluids

(2010) Massimo Corcione   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Experimental Investigation on the Thermal Conductivity and Viscosity of Silver-Deionized Water Nanofluid

(2010) L. Godson et al.   EXPERIMENTAL HEAT TRANSFER

Viscosity of alumina nanoparticles dispersed in car engine coolant

(2010) Madhusree Kole et al.   EXPERIMENTAL THERMAL AND FLUID SCIENCE

Experimental investigation of forced convective heat transfer coefficient in nanofluids of Al2O3/EG and CuO/EG in a double pipe and plate heat exchangers under turbulent flow

(2010) Amirhossein Zamzamian et al.   EXPERIMENTAL THERMAL AND FLUID SCIENCE

CuO in water nanofluid: Influence of particle size and polydispersity on volumetric behaviour and viscosity

(2010) M.J. Pastoriza-Gallego et al.   FLUID PHASE EQUILIBRIA

An Analysis of Heat Conduction Models for Nanofluids

(2010) João N. N. Quaresma et al.   HEAT TRANSFER ENGINEERING

Numerical study of fluid dynamic and heat transfer performance of Al2O3 and CuO nanofluids in the flat tubes of a radiator

(2010) Ravikanth S. Vajjha et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND FLUID FLOW

Fabrication, characterization, and measurement of some physicochemical properties of ZnO nanofluids

(2010) Majid Moosavi et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND FLUID FLOW

Thermal conductivity of non-Newtonian nanofluids: Experimental data and modeling using neural network

(2010) M. Hojjat et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Investigation of viscosity and thermal conductivity of SiC nanofluids for heat transfer applications

(2010) Seung Won Lee et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Experimental study of mixed convection with water–Al2O3 nanofluid in inclined tube with uniform wall heat flux

(2010) R. Ben Mansour et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCES

Modeling thermal conductivity augmentation of nanofluids using diffusion neural networks

(2010) Mohammad M. Papari et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCES

Viscosity and thermal conductivity of nanofluids containing multi-walled carbon nanotubes stabilized by chitosan

(2010) Tran X. Phuoc et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCES

Production and dispersion stability of ultrafine Al–Cu alloy powder in base fluid

(2010) S. Samal et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

A model for temperature and particle volume fraction effect on nanofluid viscosity

(2010) Marziehsadat Hosseini et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS

Synthesis of Aqueous and Nonaqueous Iron Oxide Nanofluids and Study of Temperature Dependence on Thermal Conductivity and Viscosity

(2010) P. D. Shima et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

A new dimensionless group model for determining the viscosity of nanofluids

(2010) S. Masoud Hosseini et al.   JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY

Uniform, highly conductive, and patterned transparent films of a percolating silver nanowire network on rigid and flexible substrates using a dry transfer technique

(2010) Anuj R. Madaria et al.   Nano Research

Particle size and interfacial effects on thermo-physical and heat transfer characteristics of water-based α-SiC nanofluids

(2010) Elena V Timofeeva et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Techniques for measuring the thermal conductivity of nanofluids: A review

(2010) G. Paul et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Controlling friction using magnetic nanofluids

(2010) Efrén Andablo-Reyes et al.   Soft Matter

Prediction of thermal conductivity of ethylene glycol–water solutions by using artificial neural networks

(2009) Hüseyin Kurt et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Magnetically controllable nanofluid with tunable thermal conductivity and viscosity

(2009) P. D. Shima et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Dependence of Nanofluid Viscosity on Particle Size and pH Value

(2009) Zhao Jia-Fei et al.   CHINESE PHYSICS LETTERS

Synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Acalypha indica leaf extracts and its antibacterial activity against water borne pathogens

(2009) C. Krishnaraj et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES

Sonoelectrochemical (20kHz) production of platinum nanoparticles from aqueous solutions

(2009) Valentina Zin et al.   ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA

Influence of pH and SDBS on the Stability and Thermal Conductivity of Nanofluids

(2009) Xian-ju Wang et al.   ENERGY & FUELS

Measurement of temperature-dependent thermal conductivity and viscosity of TiO2-water nanofluids

(2009) Weerapun Duangthongsuk et al.   EXPERIMENTAL THERMAL AND FLUID SCIENCE

Experimental investigations and theoretical determination of thermal conductivity and viscosity of Al2O3/water nanofluid

(2009) M. Chandrasekar et al.   EXPERIMENTAL THERMAL AND FLUID SCIENCE

Rheological Modeling of Spherical Polymeric Gels and Dispersions Incorporating the Influence of Particle Size Distribution and Surface Forces

(2009) Girish Muralidharan et al.   INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH

Vogel–Fulcher–Tammann plot for viscosity scaled with temperature interval between actual and ideal glass transitions for metallic glasses in liquid and supercooled liquid states

(2009) A. Takeuchi et al.   INTERMETALLICS

Experimental study of turbulent convective heat transfer and pressure drop of dilute CuO/water nanofluid inside a circular tube

(2009) S.M. Fotukian et al.   INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS IN HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Experimental determination of thermal conductivity of three nanofluids and development of new correlations

(2009) Ravikanth S. Vajjha et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Effect of particle size on the convective heat transfer in nanofluid in the developing region

(2009) K.B. Anoop et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Synthesis of tungsten nanoparticles by solvothermal decomposition of tungsten hexacarbonyl

(2009) Prasanta Kumar Sahoo et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REFRACTORY METALS & HARD MATERIALS

Rheological and flow characteristics of nanofluids: Influence of electroviscous effects and particle agglomeration

(2009) K. B. Anoop et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Particle shape effects on thermophysical properties of alumina nanofluids

(2009) Elena V. Timofeeva et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

An investigation of silicon carbide-water nanofluid for heat transfer applications

(2009) D. Singh et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Rheological behaviour of ethylene glycol-titanate nanotube nanofluids

(2009) Haisheng Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH

Structural and optical characterization of CdS nanoparticles prepared by chemical precipitation method

(2009) Vineet Singh et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF SOLIDS

A new model for calculating the effective viscosity of nanofluids

(2009) N Masoumi et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS

Biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles by the tropical marine yeast Yarrowia lipolytica NCIM 3589

(2009) Mithila Agnihotri et al.   MATERIALS LETTERS

Sonoelectrochemical Synthesis of Nanoparticles

(2009) Veronica Sáez et al.   MOLECULES

Biological synthesis of metallic nanoparticles

(2009) Kaushik N. Thakkar et al.   Nanomedicine-Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine

Review of nanofluids for heat transfer applications

(2009) Dongsheng Wen et al.   Particuology

Predicting thermal conductivity of liquid suspensions of nanoparticles (nanofluids) based on rheology

(2009) Haisheng Chen et al.   Particuology

Determination of Rheological Behavior of Aluminum Oxide Nanofluid and Development of New Viscosity Correlations

(2009) B. C. Sahoo et al.   PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Rheological behaviour of nanofluids containing tube / rod-like nanoparticles

(2009) Haisheng Chen et al.   POWDER TECHNOLOGY

Biological synthesis of gold nanoparticles using Magnolia kobus and Diopyros kaki leaf extracts

(2009) Jae Yong Song et al.   PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY

Investigation of thermal conductivity and viscosity of ethylene glycol based ZnO nanofluid

(2009) Wei Yu et al.   THERMOCHIMICA ACTA

Thermophysical and electrokinetic properties of nanofluids – A critical review

(2008) S.M.S. Murshed et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

A green low-cost biosynthesis of Sb2O3 nanoparticles

(2008) Anal K. Jha et al.   BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Microwave synthesis of silver nanofluids with polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and their transport properties

(2008) Ashok K. Singh et al.   COLLOID AND POLYMER SCIENCE

Effective viscosities and thermal conductivities of aqueous nanofluids containing low volume concentrations of Al2O3 nanoparticles

(2008) Ji-Hwan Lee et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Experimental observations of the effects of shear rates and particle concentration on the viscosity of Fe2O3–deionized water nanofluids

(2008) Tran X. Phuoc et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCES

Enhanced thermal conductivity and viscosity of copper nanoparticles in ethylene glycol nanofluid

(2008) J. Garg et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Production and characterization of carbon nano colloid via one-step electrochemical method

(2008) Doohyun Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH

Thermal conductance of nanofluids: is the controversy over?

(2008) Pawel Keblinski et al.   JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH

Coriander leaf mediated biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles

(2008) K. Badri Narayanan et al.   MATERIALS LETTERS

Nano-graphene oxide for cellular imaging and drug delivery

(2008) Xiaoming Sun et al.   Nano Research

Investigations of thermal conductivity and viscosity of nanofluids

(2007) S.M.S. Murshed et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCES

Viscosity data for Al2O3–water nanofluid—hysteresis: is heat transfer enhancement using nanofluids reliable?

(2007) C.T. Nguyen et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCES