Nanofluids and Their Engineering Applications

Section I Understanding Nanofluids
1. Nanofluids: Preparation Methods and Challenges in Stability
[P. Padmaja and Harnish Soni]
2. Thermophysical Properties Enhancement Using Hybrid Nanofluids
and Their Synthesis and Applications
[B. Chitra, K. Sathishkumar, N. Fedal Castro, and S. Srinivas]
3. Hybrid Nanoparticles Enriched Cutting Fluids in Machining Processes
[Anuj Kumar Sharma, Arun Kumar Tiwari, Amit Rai Dixit, and Rabesh Kumar Singh]
Section II Theoretical Perspectives
4. Nanofluid-Based Single-Phase Natural Circulation Loops
[Nur Çobanoğlu, Ziya Haktan Karadeniz, and Alpaslan Turgut]
5. Entropy Generation Analysis of Hybrid Nanofluids Flow in Ducts with Various Shapes
[Gabriela Huminic and Angel Huminic]
6. Viscosity of Nanofluid Systems: A Critical Evaluation of Modeling Approaches
[Amir Varamesh and Abdolhossein Hemmati-Sarapardeh]
Section III Nanofluids in Thermal Applications
7. Application of Nanofluids in Heat Transfer Enhancement of Refrigeration Systems
[Khalil Khanafer and Kambiz Vafai]
8. Graphene-Based Hybrid Nanofluids and Its Application in Heat Exchangers
[Hooman Yarmand, Nurin Wahidah Binti Mohd Zulkifli, Mahidzal Dahari, and S.N. Kazi]
9. Lattice Boltzmann Modeling on Convective Heat Transfer of Nanofluids through
Highly Conductive Metal Foams
[H.J. Xu, Z.B. Xing, X. Fang, W. Zhang, and Z.Z. Zhou]
10. CNT-Water Nanojet Impingement Cooling of a Sinusoidally Moving Isothermal
Hot Wall
[Fatih Selimefendigil and Hakan F. Oztop]
Section IV Nanofluids in Solar Applications
11. An Insight of Ionanofluids Flow and Heat Transfer Behavior for Solar Energy
Applications
[Alina Adriana Minea and S.M. Sohel Murshed]
12. Nanofluid-Based Direct Absorption Solar Collectors
[Gary O’Keeffe, Sarah Mitchell, Tim Myers, and Vincent Cregan]
13. Applications of Nanofluids in Solar Thermal Systems
[Kalyani K. Chichghare, Divya P. Barai, and Bharat A. Bhanvase]
14. Nanofluids for Solar Steam Generation
[Yurong He, Xinzhi Wang, and Yanwei Hu]
15. Supersteam Production Using Magnetic Nanofluids
[K.R.V. Subramanian, Avinash Balakrishnan, Tubati Nageswara Rao, and A. Radhakrishna]
16. Enhanced Thermophysical Properties of the Heat Transfer Fluids for Concentrating
Solar Power by Using Metal-Based Nanofluids: An Experimental and Theoretical
Overview
[Antonio Sánchez-Coronilla, Javier Navas, Elisa I. Martín, Roberto Gómez-Villarejo,
Teresa Aguilar, Juan Jesús Gallardo, Miriam Teruel, Rodrigo Alcántara,
and Concha Fernández-Lorenzo]
17. Potential Utilization of Nanofluids for Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)
[Amine Allouhi and Mahmut Sami Buker]
18. Influence of the Base Fluid and Surfactant Arrangement on the Enhancement of Heat
Transfer in Metal–Nanofluids Used in Concentrating Solar Power Plants: A Molecular
Level Perspective
[Elisa I. Martín, Antonio Sánchez-Coronilla, Javier Navas, Roberto Gómez-Villarejo,
Rodrigo Alcántara, and Concha Fernández-Lorenzo]
19. Applications of Nanofluids in Direct Absorption Solar Collectors
[M.E. Zayed, S.W. Sharshir, J. Shaibo, F.A. Hammad, Mohamed Kamal Ahmed Ali, Sajjad
Sargana, K.K. Salman, Elbager M.A. Edreis, Jun Zhao, Chun Du, and Ammar H. Elsheikh]
Section V Nanofluids in Oil and Gas Industry and Carbon
Sequestration
20. Application of Nanofluids in Enhanced Oil Recovery: A Systematic Literature Review
and Organizing Framework
[Majid Mohammadi, Mehdi Sedighi, and Abdolhossein Hemmati-Sarapardeh]
21. Application of Nanoparticle Suspension in Enhanced Oil Recovery
[Dengwei Jing Jing, L. Sun, and M. Hatami]
22. Nanofluids: Applications and Its Future for Oil and Gas Industry
[Ravi Shankar Kumar and Tushar Sharma]
23. CO2 Capture via Nanofluids
[Na Zhang, Jianchao Cai, Zhen Pan, Muftah H. El-Naas, Feng Chen, and Zhien Zhang]