The enhanced thermal properties being the prominent objective behind the usage of nanofluids. Hence it is necessary to study the base/nanofluid physical properties at various conditions. This article projects the experimental results of thermal conductivity and viscosity of two different nanofluids. The ratio was considered as 60:40 and 40:40 by volume in water and ethylene glycol respectively. The preparation of nanofluids was started by scattering SiO2 nano-particles in EG and “water” (W) blended in “60:40” (60EGW) and “40:60” (40EGW) ratio by volume. The ratio was considered as 60:40 and 40:40 by volume in water and ethylene glycol respectively. The regression analysis was conducted with available data and correlations were formulated for thermal properties. The nanofluids were used in evaluating “viscosity” and “thermal conductivity” experimentally. From the results, the SiO2 particles have achieved enhancement of 34% and 32% in thermal conductivity with the two base-fluids. Similarly, enhancement of 102% and 62% were reported in viscosity. Hence, it can be observed that SiO2 nanofluids in 40EGW nanofluid are a better heat transfer fluid when compared to SiO2 in 60EGW nanofluid.

The turbulent characteristics of heat transfer and flow have been determined by applying the Van Driest model of the eddy diffusivity for water and ethylene glycol-based nanofluids. The properties of CuO, Al2O3 and SiO2 nanofluids in two base liquids viz., water and EG-water mixture with the ratio of 60:40 are considered for various concentrations and bulk temperature ranges. Based on the observations, it is concluded that numerical outcomes are validated with experimental measurements for heat transfer properties. It is monitored that SiO2 reaches a higher temperature gradient in comparison to CuO at a similar temperature and concentration in EG-water with the mixture of 60: 40. The gradients are greater for the EGW mixture compared to water-based nanofluids. However, the water-based nanofluids have higher heat transfer coefficients compared to EG-water nanofluid at identical flow velocities.