Review of Nanofluids and Their Biomedical Applications

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 463-477
Author(s):  
Eyad M. Hamad ◽  
Aseel Khaffaf ◽  
Omar Yasin ◽  
Ziad Abu El-Rub ◽  
Samer Al-Gharabli ◽  
...  

Numerous researchers have reported significant improvements in nanofluid (NF) heat transfer (HT), suspension stability, thermal conductivity (TC), and rheological and mass transfer properties. As a result, nanofluids (NFs) play an important role in a variety of applications, including the health and biomedical engineering industries. The majority of the nanofluids (NFs) literature focuses on analyzing and comprehending the behavior of nanofluid models as heating or cooling mechanisms in various fields. This article represents a comprehensive study on nanofluids (NFs). It involves commonly used nanoparticles (NPs), magnetic nanofluids (MNFs), thermal conductivity (TC) enhancement, heat transfer (HT) enhancement, nanofluids (NFs) synthesis methods, stability evaluation methods, stability enhancement, nanofluids (NFs) applications in the biomedical field, and their impact on health and the environment. Nanofluids (NFs) play vital role in biomedical applications. It can be implemented in drug delivery systems, hyperthermia, sterilization processes, bioimaging, lubrication of orthopedic implants, and micro-pumping systems for drugs and hormones.

Author(s):  
Scott Wrenick ◽  
Paul Sutor ◽  
Harold Pangilinan ◽  
Ernest E. Schwarz

The thermal properties of engine oil are important traits affecting the ability of the oil to transfer heat from the engine. The larger the thermal conductivity and specific heat, the more efficiently the oil will transfer heat. In this work, we measured the thermal conductivity and specific heat of a conventional mineral oil-based diesel engine lubricant and a Group V-based LHR diesel engine lubricant as a function of temperature. We also measured the specific heat of ethylene glycol. The measured values are compared with manufacturers’ data for typical heat transfer fluids. The Group V-based engine oil had a higher thermal conductivity and slightly lower specific heat than the mineral oil-based engine oil. Both engine oils had values comparable to high-temperature heat transfer fluids.


Volume 1 ◽  
2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Yu ◽  
C. C. Tee ◽  
H. Li

Mesophase pitch-derived open-cell graphite foams with excellent heat transfer properties have been developed by using a relatively simple manufacturing technique [1]. The specific thermal conductivity of the graphite foam is more than seven times greater than that of copper and six times greater than that of aluminum. The present work focuses on the interactions between the effective heat transfer properties and foam microstructure, temperature, and cooling fluid properties.


Author(s):  
Y. Sungtaek Ju

Controlled heating of nano-particles is a key enabling technology for various nano-manufacturing and biomedical applications. They include controlled fabrication of nano-particles,1 and targeted heating of biological molecules and cells for research as well as therapeutic purposes.2 Recent studies also demonstrated improved heat transfer properties of colloids of nano-particles.3


Author(s):  
Baotong Hao ◽  
Baolin Liu

Vitrification is an effective way for the cryopreservation of cells and tissues. The critical cooling rates for vitrification solution are relatively high. It is reported that nanoparticles can improve the heat transfer properties of solutions. To increase the heat transfer coefficient of aqueous cryoprotectant solutions, Hydroxyapatite (HA) nanoparticles were added into Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) solutions (50%, 55%, and 60%, w/w). The glass-transition temperature, devitrification temperature, and specific heat of PVP aqueous solutions with/without HA nanoparticles (0.1%, 0.5%, and 1%, w/w) were measured by a differential scanning calorimeter at a cooling rate of 20°C/min and a warming rate of 10°C/min. The change in density of the above solutions with temperature was determined by using a straw that can reveal the volume change of solutions. The thermal conductivity was calculated based on the experimental data. A device that can be used to measure the thermal conductivity of vitrification solutions with/without nanoparticles was developed in this study. The results showed that the glass-transition temperature, devitrification temperature, and specific heat of PVP aqueous solutions with HA nanoparticles are larger than those without HA nanoparticles. The thermal conductivity of solutions with HA nanoparticles is larger than those without HA nanoparticles at a specific temperature. The lower the temperature, the smaller the difference in thermal conductivity between the solutions with and without HA nanoparticles. The calculated thermal conductivity meets the measured data well.


Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 2400
Author(s):  
Waqar Ahmed ◽  
Zaira Zaman Chowdhury ◽  
Salim Newaz Kazi ◽  
Mohd. Rafie Bin Johan ◽  
Irfan Anjum Badruddin ◽  
...  

In this research, Zinc Oxide-Ethylene @ glycol distilled water based nanofluid was synthesized using the sonochemical method. The convective heat transfer properties of as synthesized nanofluid were observed for a closed single circular tube pipe in turbulent flow regimes. The prepared nanofluids were characterized by ultra violet spectroscopy (UV–VIS), UV–VIS absorbance, X-Ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and stability analysis. Five calibrated k-type thermocouples were mounted on the surface of the test section. Analytical data related to heat transfer properties of the synthesized nanofluid for the heat exchanger, incorporated with the closed circular tube test section were collected. The addition of ZnO solid nanoparticles in the EG@DW mixture enhanced the value of thermal conductivity and other thermophysical characteristics of the nanofluids. Maximum thermal conductivity was observed at 45 °C for using 0.1 wt.% of ZnO nanoparticles EG@DW nanofluid. Increasing the wt.% of ZnO solid nanoparticles in the EG@DW mixture had increased the thermal conductivity subsequently with change in temperature from 20 to 45 °C. Furthermore, Nusselt numbers of ZnO-EG@DW-based nanofluid was estimated for the various concentration of ZnO present in EG@DW-based fluid. The presence of ZnO solid nanoparticles into the EG@DW base fluid escalate the Nusselt (Nu) number by 49.5%, 40.79%, 37% and 23.06% for 0.1, 0.075, 0.05 and 0.025 wt.% concentrations, respectively, at room temperature. Varying wt.% of ZnO (0.1, 0.075, 0.05 and 0.025) nanoparticles had shown improved heat transfer (h) properties compared to the base fluid alone. The absolute average heat transfer of ZnO-EG@DW nanofluid using the highest concentration of 0.1 wt.% was improved compared to the EG@DW mixture. The magnitude of absolute average heat transfer was increased from 600 W/m2k for the EG@DW mixture to 1200 W/m2k for ZnO-EG@DW nanofluid. Similarly, the heat transfer improvement for the other three wt.% (0.075, 0.05 and 0.025) was noticed as 600–1160, 600–950 and 600–900 W/m2k, respectively, which is greater than base fluid.


2007 ◽  
Vol 553 ◽  
pp. 45-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Fiedler ◽  
Andreas Öchsner

Hollow sphere structures (HSS) constitute a group of innovative materials which are characterised by more constant material properties compared to classical cellular metals [1]. Their big potential lies within multifunctional applications where combinations of their proper- ties yield symbiotic advantages. In the scope of this paper their effective thermal conductivity is investigated. In addition to the analysis of the dependency of this material parameter on the conductivities of the base materials and the sphere wall thickness, special focus is given to the influence of the morphology of joining.


RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (36) ◽  
pp. 22170-22177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Han ◽  
Songyang Liu

The addition of activated carbon (10%) effectively enhances the thermal conductivity and heat transfer properties of the MA/H-diatomite-2 composite PCM.


2014 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 980-988 ◽  
Author(s):  
Porumpathparambil Damodaran Shima ◽  
John Philip

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abulhassan Ali ◽  
Suhaib Umer Ilyas ◽  
Mohd Danish ◽  
Aymn Abdulrahman ◽  
Khuram Maqsood ◽  
...  

AbstractNanofluids are proven to be the next-generation smart fluids with tunable thermal and viscous properties. Nanomaterial concentration plays a vital role in determining the heat transfer and viscous transport characteristics. An optimum concentration is generally required to regulate a feasible and economical heat transfer operation. This research involves the modeling and optimizing different temperature-dependent thermal and viscous parameters for varying concentrations of nanofluids. The nanofluids consist of functionalized alumina (f–Al2O3) nano-dispersions in thermal oil (highly refined mineral oil). The experimentally measured temperature-dependent nanofluids' properties are used to optimize thermophysical parameters using Response Surface Methodology. Two case studies/scenarios are considered in the present research, where the primary objective is to maximize thermal conductivity for heat transfer applications and minimize nanoparticle loadings for economical operation. The input parameters include temperature and nanoparticle loadings. The output parameters or response include thermal conductivity, viscosity, density, and specific heat of nanofluids. For case study 1, the optimal findings for the thermal conductivity, viscosity, density, and specific heat are 0.146061 W/m °C, 0.031889 Pa.s, 838.529 kg/m3 and 1533.9 j/kg °C, respectively. For case study 2, the optimal findings for thermal conductivity, viscosity, density, and specific heat are 0.13476 W/m °C, 0.0226062 Pa.s, 831.071 kg/m3 and 1791.14 j/kg °C, respectively. Although the optimal value for thermal conductivity decreased in case study 2, the nanoparticle weight % was reduced from 1 to 0.322473%.


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