Examination of rheological behavior of MWCNTs/ZnO-SAE40 hybrid nano-lubricants under various temperatures and solid volume fractions

• Published in: Experimental thermal and fluid science Vol. 80; pp. 384 - 390
• Main Authors: Hemmat Esfe, Mohammad, Afrand, Masoud, Rostamian, Seyed Hadi, Toghraie, Davood
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.01.2017
• Subjects: Engine oil; Hybrid nano-lubricant; MWCNTs; Nanofluid; Viscosity; ZnO; Viscosity; ZnO; MWCNTs; Engine oil; Hybrid nano-lubricant; Nanofluid

•An examination of viscosity of MWCNT/ZnO-SAE40 hybrid nano-lubricants has been done.•Experiments have been done under various temperatures and solid volume fractions.•The results revealed that the nano-lubricant behaves as Newtonian fluid.•The maximum enhancement of viscosity of the nano-lubricant...