Table 3.

The values of Re1/2Cfand corresponding ECf for mono-, hybrid-, ternary- and tetra-nanofluids at 5% volume fraction when compared to the base fluid at ξ=1.0

 Re1/2CfECf (in %)
5% volume fraction shapeSphereBrickCylinderPlateletsBladeSphereBrickCylinderPlateletsBlade
Base fluid(ϕ=0)8.013778.013778.013778.013778.01377
SWCNT8.893848.911928.944128.965139.0360410.9811.2111.6111.8712.76
MWCNT8.750018.769428.802278.822178.891629.199.439.8410.0910.95
SiO28.855758.861728.872688.880048.9047310.5110.5810.7210.8111.12
TiO29.126359.142829.173349.190829.2545913.8814.0914.4714.6915.48
SWCNT+MWCNT9.704849.744139.813149.8566510.0078021.1021.5922.4523.0024.88
SWCNT+SiO29.807619.834629.879339.906999.9961622.3822.7223.2823.6224.74
SWCNT+TiO210.0715310.1110810.1781210.2195810.3631525.6826.1727.0027.5329.32
MWCNT+SiO29.659399.686759.729649.756919.8465220.5320.8821.4121.7522.87
MWCNT+TiO29.929509.9686410.0354110.0770410.2196623.9124.3925.2325.7527.53
SiO2+TiO210.0387810.0638510.1080610.1354810.2315125.2725.5826.1326.4827.67
SWCNT+MWCNT+SiO210.6964210.7457410.8245810.8753711.0365233.4834.0935.0735.7137.72
MWCNT+SiO2+TiO210.9191410.9687611.0473011.0981711.2658936.2536.8737.8538.4940.58
SWCNT+SiO2+TiO211.0670911.1168711.1973311.2484711.4158138.1038.7239.7340.3642.45
SWCNT+MWCNT+TiO210.4108810.4616410.5446410.5988110.7800729.9130.5531.5832.2634.52
SWCNT+MWCNT+SiO2+TiO211.4417111.5018211.5976111.6600611.8631742.7843.5344.7245.5048.03

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