Research Article

Effect of Thermophoresis on Heat Diffusion in Isobutane/Copper-Oxide Nanofluid under Pool Boiling Condition: Numerical Investigation

Table 2

Polynomial interpolation for pure and nanoisobutane properties.

PropertyPolynomial interpolation

Density of isobutane (ρr)
Specific heat of Isobutane ()
Thermal conductivity of isobutane ()
Viscosity of isobutane (μr)
Density of CuO nanoparticles (ρp)
Thermal conductivity and specific heat of CuO nanoparticles32.9 W/m.K and 532.6 J/kg.K, respectively
Density of nanorefrigerant (ρ)
Specific heat of nanorefrigerant ()
Thermal conductivity of nanorefrigerant ()
Viscosity of nanorefrigerant (μ)μr/