| Summary: | Nanofluids and hybrid nanofluids containing nano-sized metal oxide particles are known to perform better in terms of thermal conductivity when used as working fluids in thermal systems. The thermal and physical properties of working fluids are important parameters in the solution of many heat and flow problems. In this study, the thermophysical properties of nanofluids obtained by adding certain ratios to the pure water such that CuO, ZnO, MgO particles and CuO + ZnO, MgO + CuO, MgO + ZnO hybrid particles are nano-sized were determined theoretically using the models in the literature. Thermal conductivity, specific heat, viscosity values of nanofluids with different concentrations such as 0.5%, 1%, 2% and 2.5% were calculated and the models were compared.
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