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Table 1 Variables nomenclature for ease of reference (Onyiriuka 2023a)

From: Modeling nanofluid viscosity: comparing models and optimizing feature selection—a novel approach

Abbreviations

Full names

TC

Nanofluid temperature (°C)

DP

Particle size diameter (nm)

VF

Volume fraction (%)

NPk

Nanoparticle thermal conductivity (W/(m K))

NPd

Nanoparticle density (kg/m3)

NPa

Nanoparticle thermal diffusivity (m2/s) e+07

NPcp

Nanoparticle-specific heat capacity (J/(kg K))

NPmp

Nanoparticle melting point (°C)

NPde

Nanoparticle dielectric constant (–)

NPri

Nanoparticle refractive index (–)

BFk

Base fluid thermal conductivity (W/(m K))

BFd

Base fluid density (kg/m3)

BFa

Base fluid thermal diffusivity (m2/s) e+07

BFv

Base fluid viscosity (Pa∙s)

BFkv

Base fluid kinematic viscosity (m2/s) e+07

BFcp

Base fluid specific heat capacity (J/(kg K))

BFbp

Base fluid boiling point (°C)

BFst

Base fluid surface tension (mN/m)

BFde

Base fluid dielectric constant (–)

NFv

Nanofluid viscosity (Pa∙s)