The Classical Nature of Thermal Conduction in Nanofluids

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dc.creatorEapen, Jacob
dc.creatorRusconi, Roberto
dc.creatorPiazza, Roberto
dc.creatorYip, Sidney
dc.date2008-12-31
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:23:40Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:23:40Z
dc.descriptionSeveral new mechanisms have been hypothesized in the recent years to characterize the thermal conduction behavior in nanofluids. In this paper, we show that a large set of nanofluid thermal conductivity data is enveloped by the well-known Hashin and Shtrikman (HS) mean-field bounds for inhomogeneous systems. The thermal conductivity in nanofluids, therefore, is largely dependent on whether the nanoparticles stays dispersed in the base fluid, form linear chain-like configurations, or assume an intermediate configuration. The experimental data, which is strikingly analogous to those in most solid composites and liquid mixtures, provides a strong evidence for the classical nature of thermal conduction in nanofluids.
dc.description24 pages. Submitted to Journal of Heat Transfer
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0901.0058
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0901.0058
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/214069
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.titleThe Classical Nature of Thermal Conduction in Nanofluids
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