Effect of particle size on the thermal conductivity of nanofluids containing metallic nanoparticles

Table 3 Thermal conductivity of nanofluids consisting of silver nanoparticles dispersed in ethylene glycol

T/K	φ/% v/v	d/nm	k_EG/W m^-1K^-1[25]	k_P/W m^-1K^-1	k_eff/W m^-1K^-1	Standard deviation in k_eff
299.3	1	20	0.2544	123.49	0.2700	0.0052
299.9	1	30-50	0.2544	191.32	0.2701	0.0025
298.4	1	80	0.2544	263.50	0.2798	0.0023
300.8	2	20	0.2544	123.49	0.3048	0.0029
300.9	2	30-50	0.2544	191.32	0.2907	0.0023
300.5	2	80	0.2544	263.50	0.3089	0.0033