An open-access database of the thermophysical properties of nanouids

Abstract The collection, scope, utility, and development of a comprehensive database with published experimental thermophysical properties of nanofluids is described in this paper. The collected data target nanofluids composed of a base fluid, which can be a pure compound or a binary mixture, and a single type of nanoparticle. The available experimental data in published scientific literature up to date in the field of nanofluids has been collected and organized to provide easy access to knowledge on the thermophysical behavior of nanofluids. The database contains a total of 307 datasets with 8118 data records of thermophysical properties of nanofluids, covering 13 types of base fluids, and 19 nanoparticle types. The collected experimental data include five thermodynamic properties (i.e. density, isobaric heat capacity, vapor pressure, speed of sound, and vaporization enthalpy) and two transport properties (i.e. thermal conductivity, and dynamic viscosity). The first release of this database is accesible for free under the host of the Dortmund Databank. An analysis of the consistency of the data, and challenges encountered during the data collection is provided.