..., The University of Iowa, Iowa city, Iowa, USA. ABSTRACT Nanofuels, incorporating sub-micron particles to enhance combustion and reduce emissions, hold promise in various industries. While metal-nanoparticle-based nanofuels offer benefits, concerns over environmental and health impacts drive exploration of safer...

.... The introduction of nanoparticles enhances the wettability of the rock, which altering reservoir rock wettability from strongly oil wet to water wet. The use of polymers and nanoparticles together has been demonstrated to improve recovery rates beyond those of conventional enhanced oil recovery methods like...

... 2 O 3 nanoparticles on the Ionic Liquid (IL)-based cutting fluid is investigated. For performing it, six varying ILs (ammonium-based and immidazolium) were mixed with Al 2 O 3 nanoparticles, and their lubricating behavior (viscosity, wettability, and thermal) were measured. Viscosity studies were...

... Abstract Nanoparticle additives, with their anomalous thermal conductivity, have attracted attention in research and industry as a novel mode of enhancing the heat transfer mediums. Most studies conducted on nanoparticle suspensions in liquids, pastes, or composites at present have relied...

... allied activities. The use of natural and synthetic reinforced composites in noise pollution control is an emerging area of research. This study aims to develop and characterize fly ash nanoparticles reinforced epoxy resin composite for acoustic applications. Samples were prepared with fly ash...

... Abstract Nanofluids have become the subject of theoretical and experimental researches over the few decades due to their enhanced heat transfer performance. In this study, thermal conductivity of copper argon nanofluids is determined through MD simulation. Different types of nanoparticles based...

... nanocomposites.” In this paper, the current state of knowledge in processing, performance, and characterization of these materials are addressed. Nanomaterials Nanoparticles Carbon Nanotubes Graphene Nanosheets Nanoresin Nanoforests Hierarchical Multifunctional Nanocomposites 1 Copyright © 2013...

... is water. Splitting water by electrolysis forms oxygen and hydrogen molecules. Hydrogen has several uses in energy generation, including fuel cells, hydrogen- powered engines and stations, heating, household use, and many others. In this experiment, conductive nanoparticles were dispersed into a tap water...

... The present experimental study reports on enhancement of heat transfer by addition of nanoparticles to the working fluid of commercial swimming pool heat exchangers under laminar flow condition. Three different concentrations of Titanium dioxide nanoparticles were added to the water as working...

... and stirred with a fuel to form an emulsion of micro-solution droplets suspended in the oil phase. The emulsion liquid is sprayed into in emulsion droplets that are therefore composed of a fuel and tiny micro solution droplets. Spray droplets are ignited and burn to form final micro- or nanoparticles...

... developments for the use of nanofluids in milli channels are also presented. 26 05 2009 Nanofluids nanoparticles aluminum oxide convection heat Nusselt number Proceedings of IMECE2007 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition November 11-15, 2007, Seattle...

... 23 05 2008 Nanoparticles formed in short pulsed laser materials interaction have strong effects on laser micro-machining, material surface processing, and thin film deposition. In this work, Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations are conducted to attain physical origins and the nature...

... Lead-free solder Sn-Ag Solidification Nanoparticles Cooling Rate This paper presents and discusses the solidification of Sn-Ag eutectic solder and the effect of cooling rate on its microstructure formation with and without addition of nanosized copper powders. The composite solder...

... to those determined by the electrostatic and hydrodynamic forces alone is characterized by the ratio of Brownian and dielectrophoretic forces. Dielectrophoresis Nanoparticles Brownian force distributed Lagrange multiplier method s Proceedings of IMECE04 2004 ASME International Mechanical...

... 27 03 2008 The primary objective of this study is to estimate the parameters of models characterizing the rheological properties of nanoparticle-based magnetorheological fluids. Experiments were carried out for suspensions of nanometer sized iron and cobalt particles. Shear stresses...

... (H 2 ) sensing over helium (He). MEMS H 2 sensor doped SnO 2 nanoparticles Shukla S. , Seal S. , Ludwig L. , Parish C. , 2004 , “ Nanocrystalline indium oxide-doped tin oxide thin film as low temperature hydrogen sensor ,” Sensors and Actuators B , 97 , pp. 256...