Further analysis has revealed that I made errors in this article! Apparently it is too late to change the published work, but I can comment on my errors:
1) Figure 3 and the associated comments are totally incorrect. The Maxwell-Garnett model CAN INDEED give results which agree with the experimental and Rayleigh¿s theory calculations. Please used M-G theory for nanofluids without hesitation - it is a good theory!
2) The legends of figure 5 and figure 6 are mistyped. There is a volume fraction versus % volume fraction confusion. In fig. 5 it should read Ag - 0.4% and Cu - 0.04%. In figure 6, it should read Al - 0.1%.
3) Eqs. 10-12 in the paper are mistyped - please use reference 29.
Deepest apologies for any confusion or inconvenience my mistakes may have caused!
Rob Taylor
Competing interests
None declared
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Robert Taylor, University of New South Wales
19 June 2015
Please refer to references 29, 32, and 41 for proper versions equations 10-12.
IMPORTANT CORRECTIONS
22 January 2015
Further analysis has revealed that I made errors in this article! Apparently it is too late to change the published work, but I can comment on my errors: 1) Figure 3 and the associated comments are totally incorrect. The Maxwell-Garnett model CAN INDEED give results which agree with the experimental and Rayleigh¿s theory calculations. Please used M-G theory for nanofluids without hesitation - it is a good theory! 2) The legends of figure 5 and figure 6 are mistyped. There is a volume fraction versus % volume fraction confusion. In fig. 5 it should read Ag - 0.4% and Cu - 0.04%. In figure 6, it should read Al - 0.1%. 3) Eqs. 10-12 in the paper are mistyped - please use reference 29. Deepest apologies for any confusion or inconvenience my mistakes may have caused! Rob Taylor
Competing interests
None declared
Equations
19 June 2015
Please refer to references 29, 32, and 41 for proper versions equations 10-12.
Competing interests
None declared