Synthesis,characterization, and thermal property measurement of nano-Al95Zn05 dispersed nanofluid prepared by a two-step process |
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Authors: | Gayatri Paul John Philip Baldev Raj Prasanta Kumar Das Indranil Manna |
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Affiliation: | 1. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University Malaysia Pahang, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia;2. Al-Haweeja Institute, Foundation of Technical Education, Iraq;3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, JNTUH College of Engineering, Manthani, India |
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Abstract: | Nanofluids are stable suspension of nanometer sized particles and exhibit extremely attractive thermal properties that make them a potential candidate for application in heat transfer devices ranging from microelectronic gadgets to thermal power plants. In the present study, we have synthesized Al-5wt%Zn nanoparticles by mechanical alloying, characterized these nanoparticles using X-ray diffraction and scanning and transmission electron microscopy. Subsequently, these nanoparticles are dispersed to the tune of 0.01–0.10 vol% in ethylene glycol (base fluid) following a careful mixing protocol. Thermal conductivity of the nanofluids and base fluid has been measured using the transient hot-wire method. It is observed that thermal conductivity of the nanofluids strongly depend on the concentration, particle size, fluid temperature and stability of dispersed nanoparticles in the base fluid. A maximum of 16% enhancement in thermal conductivity has been recorded at a nanoparticle loading of 0.10 vol%. Unlike data reported in some articles, thermal conductivity ratio of Al-5wt%Zn dispersed ethylene glycol based nanofluids is observed to decrease with the increase in crystallite/grain size of the particles. |
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