Two-phase numerical model for thermal conductivity and convective heat transfer in nanofluids

Table 1 Effective thermal conductivity of simulated nanofluids

Nanofluid Volume fraction	0.005	0.01	0.02	0.03	0.05
Cu(100 nm)/DIW			1.123	1.275	1.560
Cu(100 nm)/EG		1.135	1.191	1.313
Cu(50 nm)/EG		1.220	1.273	1.362
Al₂O₃(80 nm)/DIW	1.045	1.082	1.150
Al₂O₃(80 nm)/EG		1.103	1.174	1.230
Al₂O₃(50 nm)/EG		1.182	1.260	1.284

Effective thermal conductivity of all simulated nanofluids is tabulated and shown here (computed values of effective thermal conductivity for simulations where the two-way temperature coupling and van der Waals force are neglected are not tabulated here).