The values of and corresponding ECf for mono-, hybrid-, ternary- and tetra-nanofluids at 5% volume fraction when compared to the base fluid at
| ECf (in %) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5% volume fraction shape | Sphere | Brick | Cylinder | Platelets | Blade | Sphere | Brick | Cylinder | Platelets | Blade |
| Base fluid | 8.01377 | 8.01377 | 8.01377 | 8.01377 | 8.01377 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8.89384 | 8.91192 | 8.94412 | 8.96513 | 9.03604 | 10.98 | 11.21 | 11.61 | 11.87 | 12.76 | |
| 8.75001 | 8.76942 | 8.80227 | 8.82217 | 8.89162 | 9.19 | 9.43 | 9.84 | 10.09 | 10.95 | |
| 8.85575 | 8.86172 | 8.87268 | 8.88004 | 8.90473 | 10.51 | 10.58 | 10.72 | 10.81 | 11.12 | |
| 9.12635 | 9.14282 | 9.17334 | 9.19082 | 9.25459 | 13.88 | 14.09 | 14.47 | 14.69 | 15.48 | |
| 9.70484 | 9.74413 | 9.81314 | 9.85665 | 10.00780 | 21.10 | 21.59 | 22.45 | 23.00 | 24.88 | |
| 9.80761 | 9.83462 | 9.87933 | 9.90699 | 9.99616 | 22.38 | 22.72 | 23.28 | 23.62 | 24.74 | |
| 10.07153 | 10.11108 | 10.17812 | 10.21958 | 10.36315 | 25.68 | 26.17 | 27.00 | 27.53 | 29.32 | |
| 9.65939 | 9.68675 | 9.72964 | 9.75691 | 9.84652 | 20.53 | 20.88 | 21.41 | 21.75 | 22.87 | |
| 9.92950 | 9.96864 | 10.03541 | 10.07704 | 10.21966 | 23.91 | 24.39 | 25.23 | 25.75 | 27.53 | |
| 10.03878 | 10.06385 | 10.10806 | 10.13548 | 10.23151 | 25.27 | 25.58 | 26.13 | 26.48 | 27.67 | |
| 10.69642 | 10.74574 | 10.82458 | 10.87537 | 11.03652 | 33.48 | 34.09 | 35.07 | 35.71 | 37.72 | |
| 10.91914 | 10.96876 | 11.04730 | 11.09817 | 11.26589 | 36.25 | 36.87 | 37.85 | 38.49 | 40.58 | |
| 11.06709 | 11.11687 | 11.19733 | 11.24847 | 11.41581 | 38.10 | 38.72 | 39.73 | 40.36 | 42.45 | |
| 10.41088 | 10.46164 | 10.54464 | 10.59881 | 10.78007 | 29.91 | 30.55 | 31.58 | 32.26 | 34.52 | |
| 11.44171 | 11.50182 | 11.59761 | 11.66006 | 11.86317 | 42.78 | 43.53 | 44.72 | 45.50 | 48.03 | |
| 5% volume fraction shape | Sphere | Brick | Cylinder | Platelets | Blade | Sphere | Brick | Cylinder | Platelets | Blade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base fluid | 8.01377 | 8.01377 | 8.01377 | 8.01377 | 8.01377 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8.89384 | 8.91192 | 8.94412 | 8.96513 | 9.03604 | 10.98 | 11.21 | 11.61 | 11.87 | 12.76 | |
| 8.75001 | 8.76942 | 8.80227 | 8.82217 | 8.89162 | 9.19 | 9.43 | 9.84 | 10.09 | 10.95 | |
| 8.85575 | 8.86172 | 8.87268 | 8.88004 | 8.90473 | 10.51 | 10.58 | 10.72 | 10.81 | 11.12 | |
| 9.12635 | 9.14282 | 9.17334 | 9.19082 | 9.25459 | 13.88 | 14.09 | 14.47 | 14.69 | 15.48 | |
| 9.70484 | 9.74413 | 9.81314 | 9.85665 | 10.00780 | 21.10 | 21.59 | 22.45 | 23.00 | 24.88 | |
| 9.80761 | 9.83462 | 9.87933 | 9.90699 | 9.99616 | 22.38 | 22.72 | 23.28 | 23.62 | 24.74 | |
| 10.07153 | 10.11108 | 10.17812 | 10.21958 | 10.36315 | 25.68 | 26.17 | 27.00 | 27.53 | 29.32 | |
| 9.65939 | 9.68675 | 9.72964 | 9.75691 | 9.84652 | 20.53 | 20.88 | 21.41 | 21.75 | 22.87 | |
| 9.92950 | 9.96864 | 10.03541 | 10.07704 | 10.21966 | 23.91 | 24.39 | 25.23 | 25.75 | 27.53 | |
| 10.03878 | 10.06385 | 10.10806 | 10.13548 | 10.23151 | 25.27 | 25.58 | 26.13 | 26.48 | 27.67 | |
| 10.69642 | 10.74574 | 10.82458 | 10.87537 | 11.03652 | 33.48 | 34.09 | 35.07 | 35.71 | 37.72 | |
| 10.91914 | 10.96876 | 11.04730 | 11.09817 | 11.26589 | 36.25 | 36.87 | 37.85 | 38.49 | 40.58 | |
| 11.06709 | 11.11687 | 11.19733 | 11.24847 | 11.41581 | 38.10 | 38.72 | 39.73 | 40.36 | 42.45 | |
| 10.41088 | 10.46164 | 10.54464 | 10.59881 | 10.78007 | 29.91 | 30.55 | 31.58 | 32.26 | 34.52 | |
| 11.44171 | 11.50182 | 11.59761 | 11.66006 | 11.86317 | 42.78 | 43.53 | 44.72 | 45.50 | 48.03 | |
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