Research Article
Investigation on Fluid Flow Heat Transfer and Frictional Properties of Al2O3 Nanofluids Used in Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger
Table 4
Properties of base fluid and nanoparticles.
| Properties | Base fluid (water) | Nanoparticle (Al2O3) |
| Density | 998.2 kg/m3 | 3690 kg/m3 | Thermal conductivity | 0.608 W/(m.K) | 18 W/(m.K) | Dynamic viscosity | 0.001002 kg/(m.s) | — | Specific heat capacity | 4182 J/(kg.K) | 880 J/(kg.K) |
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