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Convection in Ferro-Nanofluids: Experiments and Theory

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A brief history and an overview of the current state of knowledge of ferrofluids (also known as ferrocolloids or ferro-nanofluids) are given. Applications of ferrofluids as advanced heat carrier media in heat management systems are emphasised. It is discussed that in the absence of a magnetic field, ferrofluids can be considered as a type of synthesised nanofluids or ordinary colloids. However, when they are placed in an external magnetic field, they behave as magneto-polarisable media, the magnetic susceptibility of which is several orders of magnitude larger than that of natural fluids and gases. Various physical mechanisms of heat and mass transfer in ferrofluids are identified. It is shown that the macroscopic behaviour of ferrofluids is strongly affected by their microstructure that depends on the way they are synthesised, stored and used.

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Notes

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    Not to be confused with magnetorheological fluids containing much larger, of the order of a micron, particles.

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    Particles with Neel [166] relaxation where magnetic moments align with the field within a particle not causing its overall rotation do not lead to magnetoviscous effect.

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Bozhko, A.A., Suslov, S.A. (2018). Ferrofluids: Composition and Physical Processes . In: Convection in Ferro-Nanofluids: Experiments and Theory. Advances in Mechanics and Mathematics, vol 40. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94427-2_1

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