[en] In the present study the thermal conductivities and viscosities of some nanofluids were evaluated. Four water-based nanofluids containing solid particulates were studied. The solid particulates used were titanium oxide (TiO₂), aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃), iron oxide (Fe₃O₄) and graphene. For this evaluation, we used experimental values available in journals and values calculated by theoretical models. For thermal conductivity theoretical models used were Maxwell, Hamilton and Crosser, Shukla and Dhir, Yu and Choi, Patel and Murshed; for viscosity the theoretical models used were Einstein, Brinkman, Batchelor, Krigger and Dowgherty, Kulkarni and Nielsen. The effects of nanoparticle concentration and temperature on the properties of fluids were raised. Four volume concentrations were used for each fluid. The concentrations used were different for each fluid, according to availability in the literature. Comparisons were made between the theoretical models for the chosen properties with their experimental values. The comparisons between models and experiments were made with the intention of selecting the best model to predict the chosen properties values and, consequently, to evaluate potential applications in the area of nuclear reactors