Various Application of Nanofluid for Heat Transfer Augmentation

Nanofluids are fluids containing the solid nanometer size particle dispersion. Two main methods were introduced namely single-phase and two-phase modeling. In the first method the combination of nanoparticle and base fluid is considered as a single-phase mixture with steady properties and in the second method the nanoparticle properties and behaviors are considered separately from the base fluid properties and behaviors. Moreover, nanofluid flow and heat transfer can be studied in the presence of thermal radiation, electric field, magnetic field, and porous media. In this chapter, the definition of nanofluid and its application have been presented.