Overview on the Preparation and Heat Transfer Enhancement of Nanofluids

Abstract

Due to the great advantages of high thermal conductivity and strong heat exchange capacity, nanofluids have attracted great intrest in many heat exchange fields, such as thermal power plant, solar energy, automobile cooling, nuclear power facilities and so on. In this paper, it reviews the research progress of nanofluids including preparation process, suspension stability, thermal conductivity, viscosity,and gives emphasis to analyse the influence factor of nanofluid convective heat transfer.