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Table 7 Comparative study of the effect of temperature on the viscosity of HNLs relative to the base fluid at SVF = 0.05%

From: Rheological behavior of 10W40 base oil containing different combinations of MWCNT-Al2O3 nanoparticles and determination of the target nano-lubricant for industrial applications

SR (s−1)

T (°C)

\(\Delta {\left({{\varvec{\mu}}}_{{\varvec{n}}-{\varvec{b}}}\right)}_{{\varvec{f}}}\)

\(\Delta {\left({{\varvec{\mu}}}_{{\varvec{n}}-{\varvec{b}}}\right)}_{{\varvec{f}}}\)

T (°C)

MWCNT-Al2O3

(25%-75%) /10W40

MWCNT-Al2O3

(30%-70%)/10W40

3999

5

− 8.1 (− 1.85%)

12.5(2.85%)

5

15

0.7

10.7

15

25

1.3

7.5

25

35

2.5

6.2

35

6665

35

1.5

4.5

35

45

1.1

4.6

45

55

3.4

2.3

55