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- adjective Of or pertaining to
nanofluidics - noun A
fluid confined in ananoscale structure
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Examples
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"For example, if you are using water to cool electronic equipment and you add these nanoparticles and create a nanofluid, it improves the water's capability to conduct heat by 30 to 40 percent."
TG Daily 2010
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Scientists at Sweden's Institute of Technology have developed a nanofluid solution that could eventually be used to cool massive data centers and server farms.
TG Daily 2010
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Nanofluids in BHT are only more recently studied, e.g., the proposed nanofluid is alumina NPs in nuclear reactors.
Science Blog QED induced radiation 2010
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In fission for example, there are plenty of research areas, such as annular fuel or nanofluid coolant, which have similar game-changing potential.
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Finally, the uncertainty quantification team will establish a framework to calculate the level of uncertainty of various engineering systems including bone fractures, nanofluid heat transfer systems, structural elements and nanoparticle transport systems.
ACM TechNews 2009
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"[So], I think within 3 to 7 years we [can] expect to see a breakthrough and a mainstream application of this nanofluid technology.
TG Daily 2010
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