Insights into the Enhancement Mechanisms of Molten Salt Nanofluids

Table 3

Latent heat and melting temperature of base salt, SiO₂-nfs, and MgO-nfs.

Material	Melting temperature			Latent heat, J/g
	Avg. value, °C	SD	Increase by, °C	Avg. value	SD	Increased by, %
Base salt	488.1	0.32	—	351.2	0.64	—
+1.0 wt.% SiO2 (20 nm)	488.7	0.57	+0.6	381.4	0.8	8.6
+1.0 wt.% MgO (20 nm)	486.9	0.75	−1.2	355.2	0.95	1.1