Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Ternary-Hybrid Nanoparticles as Thermal Additives.

The performance of water as a heat transfer medium in numerous applications is limited by its effective thermal conductivity. To improve the thermal conductivity of water, herein, we report the development and thermophysical characterization of novel metal-metal-oxide-carbon-based ternary-hybrid nanoparticles (THNp) GO-TiO-Ag and rGO-TiO-Ag. The results indicate that the graphene oxide- and reduced graphene oxide-based ternary-hybrid nanoparticles dispersed in water enhance the base fluid (HO) thermal conductivity by 66% and 83%, respectively, even at very low concentrations.

Investigation on Rheological Properties of Water-Based Novel Ternary Hybrid Nanofluids Using Experimental and Taguchi Method.

This study presents the rheological behavior of water-based GO-TiO-Ag and rGO-TiO-Ag ternary-hybrid nanofluids. The impact of nanoparticles' volumetric concentration and temperature on the rheological properties were studied. All experiments were performed under temperatures ranging from 25 to 50 °C in the solid volume concentration range of 0.

A Systematic Review of Piezoelectric Materials and Energy Harvesters for Industrial Applications.

In the last three decades, smart materials have become popular. The piezoelectric materials have shown key characteristics for engineering applications, such as in sensors and actuators for industrial use. Because of their excellent mechanical-to-electrical and vice versa energy conversion properties, piezoelectric materials with high piezoelectric charge and voltage coefficient have been tested in renewable energy applications.

hBN Nanoparticle-Assisted Rapid Thermal Cycling for the Detection of .

are widely distributed in the environment and are known to cause blinding keratitis and brain infections with greater than 90% mortality rate. Currently, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a highly sensitive and promising technique in detection. Remarkably, the rate of heating-cooling and convective heat transfer of the PCR tube is limited by low thermal conductivity of the reagents mixture.