Thermophysical Properties of Nanocolloids and Their Potential Applications II
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Synthesis, Interfaces and Nanostructures".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 February 2024) | Viewed by 3358
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Interests: nanofluid simulation techniques; nanofluid thermophysical properties; energy efficiency; heat and mass transfer numerical approach
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Dear Colleagues,
The present Special Issue is a continuation of previous successful Special Issue, titled “Thermophysical Properties of Nanocolloids and Their Potential Applications” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/nanomaterials/special_issues/Thermophysical_Nanocolloids), also hosted by this editor.
Nanocolloids are not a new concept and also include fashionable new fluids now identified by the literature as nanofluids. The term “nanofluid” is applied to a variety of these base fluids enhanced with nanoparticles. Nevertheless, a wider term is “nanocolloids”.
This Special Issue of Nanomaterials invites original high-quality research papers covering the most recent advances in nanocolloids’ thermophysical properties, as well as comprehensive reviews addressing state-of-the-art topics in the area of nanoparticle suspensions in fluids, with relevant practical applications.
This Special Issue is novel in that it encourages papers that can be described as opinions and open questions, as well as critical assessments in this particular topic. Papers addressing areas outside engineering are encouraged in order to broaden the application potential of nanocolloids and to facilitate new opinions.
This Special Issue will mainly cover the characterization of nanoparticle-enhanced new fluids/nanocolloids focusing on relevant or innovative applications of such an approach. The base fluids can be water, glycols, oils, molten salts, or ionic liquids, covering but not limited to most applications related to heat transfer, lubrication, and chemical engineering. Applications in innovative systems are welcome.
This Special Issue will maintain its focus on nanocolloid applications in all engineering areas, as well as extending to medicinal opportunities. This is a good occasion to combine original papers on the proposed topic and to outline several guidelines for developing the area of nanocolloids.
In advance, we would like to gratefully acknowledge the authors and reviewers who will participate to in this Special Issue and contribute to the development of nanocolloids research.
Prof. Dr. Alina Adriana Minea
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nanocolloids
- nanofluids
- ionanofluids and nanoparticle enhanced ionic liquids (NEIL)
- nano-enhanced phase change materials
- PEG based fluids with nanoparticles
- experimental studies on thermophysical properties
- simulation
- theoretical models for predicting thermophysical properties
- applications in engineering
- applications in other areas (medicine, drugs manufactory, etc.)
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