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Table 8 Comparative study of the effect of temperature on the viscosity of HNLs relative to the base fluid at SVF = 0.1%

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

16.9(3.86%)

38.8(8.86%)

5

15

13.1

21.3

15

25

8.8

12.5

25

35

6.9

8.7

35

6665

35

4.5

8.2

35

45

5.2

6.3

45

55

2.7

4.5

55