Study the Convective Heat Transfer Intensification by Using Nanotechnology: A Review

Abstract

Nanotechnology with its interdisciplinary nature is widely applicable to almost every facet of contemporary life, especially in the creation of nanomaterials and nanocomposites. The gas and oil industry uses nanofluids for a variety of purposes. By suspending nanoparticles in a base fluid, this method improves the fluid’s mechanical and thermal characteristics. Within the gas and oil sectors, nanofluids are using in hydraulic fracturing, increased oil recovery, drilling fluids, and heat transmission. Fluids utilized in these processes can be made more efficient in heat exchange, perform better as drilling fluids, extract more oil at higher rates, and maximize the efficiency of hydraulic fracturing operations by adding nanoparticles to the fluids. This paper reviews prospective applications of convective heat transfer optimization experimentally and numerically by employing hybrid nanofluid and nanofluids. Over the past twenty years, nanofluids have garnered a lot of attention. The dispersion of nanoparticles significantly enhanced the heat transfer characteristics of the current fluids. The current research also includes comparing the use of different types of nanoparticles and base fluids, methods for preparing nanofluid and hybrid nanofluids, studying their physical properties, and the effect of these properties on improving heat transfer. Many researchers around the world have investigated the feasibility of using nanofluids in various applications and equipment. This research summarizes current research in studies of nanofluids on the performance of convective heat transfer experimentally and numerically. Almost all previous studies have shown the preferred thermal behavior of nanofluids in thermal applications compared to the basic fluid. It also found that the hybrid use of nanoparticles is more efficient than the use of nanoparticles alone.