Research Article
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 |
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