Thermo-Acoustics of Nanofluids and Transfer Processes

This book explains the physical principles and theoretical basis of acoustics of nanofluids with mathematical rigor, focusing on concepts and points of view that have proven effective in applications such as heat transfer, petroleum science and technology, wastewater treatment, food processing, and hydrogen production. It provides a rigorous framework to aid readers in building innovative nanofluid-based devices, covering essential topics such as the study and measurement of thermophysical characteristics, convection, and heat transfer equipment performance.

Features:

• Focuses on the basics of nanofluids, shedding light on the thermo-acoustic behavior
• Discusses the specific needs of a nanofluid for a process in terms of both heat and mass transfer
• Discusses the process transfer of nanofluids with reference to thermo-acoustics
• Discusses the numerical and experimental investigations of nanofluids used in various fields of industrial applications
• Reviews fundamentals and applied aspects of acoustic cavitation

This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in fluid dynamics, nanotechnology, and chemical and mechanical engineering.

Shriram S. Sonawane is a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology in Nagpur, India. Dr. Sonawane’s research areas include polymer nanocomposites, nanofluids, nano-separation technology, and process modelling and simulation. Based on his expertise, he has edited two books: ＂Novel Approaches to Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery＂ and ＂Applications of Nanofluids in Chemical and Bio-medical Process Industry＂. He is currently editing ＂Nanofluid Applications for Advanced Thermal Solutions＂.

He has received a fellow award from the prestigious Maharashtra Academy of Science and has filed 6 and published 3 Indian patents on his record. He has published more than 190 research papers in various Nationals and Internationals Journals of repute, receiving more than 4948 citations for his work on Google Scholar. He has also presented more than 100 research papers in various Nationals and Internationals conferences and organized various international conferences. He has developed various high-performance nanofluids for application in pool boiling, heat exchange, solar panels, wastewater treatment, petroleum science and technology, membrane technology and car radiator applications. With his team from the Department of Chemical Engineering, he has succeeded in working out a method to improve the production of bio-hydrogen from complex distillery wastewater. Dr. Sonawane has also developed novel packing material for extraction operation. He is also a reviewer for journals such as the Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Institution of Engineers, Chemical Engineering and Technology, and Ultrasonic Sonochemistry.

Manjakuppam Malika is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, B V Raju Institute of Technology, Narsapur, Telangana, India and is currently working in the field of nanofluid applications in chemical engineering and technology.