A review of ceramic nanofluids and their applications

Abstract

Various heat transfer technologies necessitate effective source-to-sink and sink-to-source heat transfer control. Nanoparticles are one of the hot topics in the industrial industry. It has caught a lot of attention because of its benefits. Nanoparticles are small, with a range of 1–100 nm. Despite their small size, their properties are excellent in terms of thermal properties, heat transfer, tribology properties, and many more. There are many types of nanoparticles, and different types of nanoparticles have their excellent properties and performances. This article mainly focuses on ceramic nanoparticles’ performances, preparation methods, stability, thermophysical properties, and applications. Numerous uses of nanoparticles are made possible in several industries because of their regulated size, surface functionalization, porosity, surface area-to-volume ratio, and excellent heat transfer. Based on the information in the literature, the current contribution intends to describe the most recent advancements in ceramic nanofluids’ preparation, characterization, and stability. This article mainly focuses on ceramic nanoparticles’ performances, preparation methods, stability, thermophysical properties, and applications. The discussion ends with applications of nanofluids, which will guide future work on creating very stable nanofluids.