TY - JOUR
TI - Heat transfer enhancement using nanofluids: An overview
AU - R Shanthi
AU - Anandan Shanmuga Sundaram
AU - Ramalingam Velraj
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2012
VL - 16
IS - 2
SP - 423
EP - 444
PT - Article
AB - Nanofluids are colloidal mixtures of nanometric metallic or ceramic particles  in a base fluid, such as water, ethylene glycol or oil. Nanofluids possess  immense potential to enhance the heat transfer character of the original  fluid due to improved thermal transport properties. In this article, a brief  overview has been presented to address the unique features of nanofluids,  such as their preparation, heat transfer mechanisms, conduction and  convection heat transfer enhancement, etc. In addition, the article  summarizes the experimental and theoretical work on pool boiling in  nanofluids and their applications.