Recently reported anomalous thermal conductivity enhancement in carbon nanotube nanofluids is in disagreement with the known physical theories for heat transfer fluids. Many researchers have modified existing theoretical models using recent experimental data to highlight the importance of certain physical mechanisms that should be prevalent at the nanoscale. In this study, available experimental data have been mapped and the discrepancies among them have been highlighted and compared using the available physical models. The proposed theories seem not capable of predicting the experimental data with reasonable accuracy. Analysis reveals that the measurement techniques used by researchers in the area of nanofluids should be standardized. In Part 2 of this study, collected experimental data indicate that the Maxwell's theory predictions can accurately be used to determine the effects of using nanoparticles on thermal conductivity.

最近报道的碳纳米管纳米流体中异常导热率的提高与传热流体的已知物理理论不一致。许多研究人员已经使用最新的实验数据修改了现有的理论模型，以强调某些在纳米级普遍存在的物理机制的重要性。在这项研究中，已绘制了可用的实验数据，并突出显示了其中的差异并使用可用的物理模型进行了比较。所提出的理论似乎无法以合理的准确性预测实验数据。分析表明，研究人员在纳米流体领域使用的测量技术应标准化。在这项研究的第2部分中，收集的实验数据表明，麦克斯韦