The rheological properties of the mixture of nanoparticles and mineral oil were investigated experimentally. The results indicate that the mixtures of TiO
2
nanoparticles and mineral oil are the Newtonian fluid when the nanoparticles mass fraction is less than or equal to 0.2%
and the mixture viscosity decreases with the increase in the shear rate when the fraction is larger than 0.2%. The viscosity of the mixture of TiO
2
nanoparticles and mineral oil is greater than that of the mineral oil
and it increases with the increase in the nanoparticles fractions. When the nanoparticles fraction is 0.4%
the viscosity can increase by 11.2%. The experimental data are consistent with the data calculated from the model prediction. Different kinds of the nanoparticles have some effect on the rheological properties of the mixtures because of the particle shape. In addit
ion
the viscosity-temperature curve of the mixture is similar to that of pure mineral oil.
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