简介:NanofluidswerepreparedbydispersingCunanoparticles(~20nm)inn-tetradecanebyatwo-stepmethod.Theeffectivethermalconductivitywasmeasuredforvariousnanoparticlevolumefractions(0.0001-0.02)andtemperatures(306.22-452.66K).TheexperimentaldatacompareswellwiththeJangandChoimodel.Thethermalconductivityenhancementwaslowerabove391.06Kthanforthatbetween306.22and360.77K.Theinterfacialthermalresistanceincreasedwithincreasingtemperature.Theeffectivethermalconductivityenhancementwasgreaterthanthatobtainedwithamoreviscousfluidasthebasemediaat452.66KbecauseofnanoconvectioninducedbynanoparticleBrownianmotionathightemperature.