HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT OF NANO FLUIDS –A REVIEW

B. Kirubadurai, P.Selvan, V.Vijayakumar, M.Karthik

Abstract: Thermal conductivity is considered important factor for rapid cooling and heating application. Base heat transfer fluid normally having low thermal conductivity, so we goes to Nano fluid for increases the heat transfer rate. Nano fluid is nanometre sized particle such as metal, oxide, and carbide etc., dispersed into base heat transfer fluid. In this paper shows varying factor affecting the thermal conductivity of Nano fluid at different conditions. All researcher tried to increase the heat transfer rate by considering thermal conductivity Nano fluid. Thermal conductivity is increased with increasing concentration of metal particle within critical limit. Thermal conductivity is affected by the following parameters like shape, size, clustering, collision, porous layer, melting point of nanoparticle etc., controlling this type of parameters to increase the thermal conductivity of Nano fluid. Nano fluid is advanced heat transfer fluid for next generation

Keywords: Nano fluid; thermal conductivity; heat transfer rate; clustering; porous layer.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2014.0307083