MING-CHANG LULu M.-C.Huang C.-H.2019-09-102019-09-10201319317573https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/424523There is no consensus on the effect of nanoparticle (NP) addition on the specific heat capacity (SHC) of fluids. In addition, the predictions from the existing model have a large discrepancy from the measured SHCs in nanofluids. We show that the SHC of the molten salt-based alumina nanofluid decreases with reducing particle size and increasing particle concentration. The NP size-dependent SHC is resulted from an augmentation of the nanolayer effect as particle size reduces. A model considering the nanolayer effect which supports the experimental results was proposed. ? 2013 Lu and Huang.Molten-saltNanofluidNanolayerSpecific heat capacity (SHC)[SDGs]SDG7journal article10.1186/1556-276X-8-292https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84881229370&doi=10.1186%2f1556-276X-8-292&partnerID=40&md5=491c6afefe19b1764ce05f4411e860342-s2.0-84881229370https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84881229370&doi=10.1186%2f1556-276X-8-292&partnerID=40&md5=491c6afefe19b1764ce05f4411e86034