The effect of particle size on the thermal conductivity of alumina nanofluids

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Review of heat transfer in nanofluids: Conductive, convective and radiative experimental results (2015, background): “[25], both for water-based Al2O3 and for ethylene glycolbased Al2O3.”
Thermal performance of flat-shaped heat pipes using nanofluids (2010, background): “However, there are some investigations which do not confirm this enhancement in the thermal conductivity [18,19].”
Enhanced thermal conductivity of nanofluids: a state-of-the-art review (2010, methodology): “In thermal conductivity measurements of nanofluids, the transient hot-wire technique is the most commonly used method (Hong et al. 2005; Ding et al. 2006; Zhu et al. 2007; Beck et al. 2009).”
Experimental study on thermophysical properties of nanofluids as phase-change material (PCM) in low temperature cool storage (2012, methodology): “Nanofluids, a suspension of metal or metaloxide nanoparticles in base liquid through a certain method, have been considered as a new-type heat transfer fluid because of their enhanced thermal conductivities [13–16].”