A Review on the Applications of Nanofluids in the Heat and Mass transfer

Nanofluid is defined as a fluid in which nanoparticles below 100 nm in diameter are stably suspended in the base fluid. The adding of nanofluid can affect on thermophysical properties of fluids. Nowadays research on nanifluids has been extended widely. The results of research have shown that adding of nanoparticles to base fluid improves heat and mass transfer coefficient. The increasing of heat and mass transfer coefficient increases efficiency and reduces size and the cost of equipments. Therefore, in this paper, the applications of nanofluid in the heat and mass transfer processes and also their mechanism are reviewed.