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Nanoparticles are super-fine particles having one or more dimensions of the order of 100 nm or less. The importance of nanoparticles lies in their inherently large surface-to-volume ratio relative to that of larger particles. These high surface areas can potentially improve catalytic processes and interfacially driven phenomena. When nanoparticles are dispersed into different base liquids, they will greatly enhance the thermal conductivity and tribological performance of the liquids. Generally, nanofluids, which are two-phase suspensions containing nanoparticles, have a bulk solid thermal conductivity orders of magnitudes higher than that of the base liquids. The use of nanoparticles in lubricants is expected to enhance tribological properties of lubricants, such as load-carrying capacity, anti-wear, and friction-reducing properties between moving mechanical components. Nanoparticle research is currently an area...
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Zou, Q. (2013). Nanoparticles in Automotive Applications. In: Wang, Q.J., Chung, YW. (eds) Encyclopedia of Tribology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-92897-5_1204
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