Thermal management is a critical challenge in advanced systems such as electric vehicles (EVs), electronic components, and photoelectric modules. Thermal alleviation is carried out through the cooling systems in which the coolant and the heat exchangers are the key components. The study examines recent literature on nanofluids and heat exchanger tubes along with state-of-the-art concepts being tested for heat transfer intensification.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlthough the research on potential use of nanofluids in automotive vehicles is in its embryonic stage, a number of studies have suggested the strong prospect of nanofluids for the efficient thermal management of automotive vehicles. Nevertheless, the pinnacle of nanofluid-based systems awaits stable nanoparticle suspension. The present work studies the heat transfer performance of an aluminum tube automotive radiator with 31 flattened tubes and louvered fins using water and different concentrations (0.
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