Synthesis and Enhancement of Thermal Conductivity of Surfactant Free MWCNTs-Jatropha Oil-based Nanofluid

Thermal conductivity enhancement of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) based nanofluids received the attention of many researchers due to its remarkable thermal properties. However, the synthesis of surfactant-free multi-walled carbon nanotubes based nanofluids with higher dispersion stability t...

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Main Authors: Rehman, W.U., Mercian, Z.M.A., Bhat, A.H., Guan, B.H., Sulaimon, A.A., Khan, I.U., Ullah, H., Mukhtar, A., Saqib, S., Hameed, A., Yasir, M., Ahmad, A.
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas
Record Id / ISBN-0: utp-eprints.24618 /
Published: Institute of Physics Publishing 2020
Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85081368926&doi=10.1088%2f1757-899X%2f736%2f2%2f022076&partnerID=40&md5=2efd6b0849131ef8a028f7b4b19f875f
http://eprints.utp.edu.my/24618/
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Summary: Thermal conductivity enhancement of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) based nanofluids received the attention of many researchers due to its remarkable thermal properties. However, the synthesis of surfactant-free multi-walled carbon nanotubes based nanofluids with higher dispersion stability to maintain a trade-off between its dispersion stability and thermophysical properties is still a challenge. In this research, a surfactant-free multi-walled carbon nanotube and Jatropha seed oil-based nano-dispersion are prepared via one-step method and subjected to experimental determination of thermal conductivity within the temperature range of (25 °C - 65 °C) and nanoparticle volume fraction range of (0.2 wt. - 0.8 wt.). The prepared nanofluid found to be highly stable for long time and its thermal conductivity enhancement was found to be 6.76. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.