title: A kind of nanofluid consisting of surface-functionalized nanoparticles.
abstract: A method of surface functionalization of silica nanoparticles was used to prepare a kind of stable nanofluid. The functionalization was achieved by grafting silanes directly to the surface of silica nanoparticles in silica solutions (both a commercial solution and a self-made silica solution were used). The functionalized nanoparticles were used to make nanofluids, in which well-dispersed nanoparticles can keep good stability. One of the unique characteristics of the nanofluids is that no deposition layer forms on the heated surface after a pool boiling process. The nanofluids have applicable prospect in thermal engineering fields with the phase-change heat transfer.
authors.affiliation: School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, 200240, Shanghai, People's Republic of China. liuzhenh@sjtu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Xuefei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Zhen-Hua
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Liu