Dispersion and Thermal Characteristics of Functionalized Nanoparticles in Oilbased Nanofluids

Nanofluids have gained great interest among investigators due to its promising outlook on heat transfer enhancement and many potential applications such as cooling processes, drug delivery systems and micro-manufacturing processes. Nanofluids added with nanometer-sized (1-100nm) solid particles o...

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Main Author: Ee, Ming Fern
Format: Final Year Project
Language: English
Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas
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Published: Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 2016
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spelling utp-utpedia.228812022-03-02T15:29:23Z http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/22881/ Dispersion and Thermal Characteristics of Functionalized Nanoparticles in Oilbased Nanofluids Ee, Ming Fern TP Chemical technology Nanofluids have gained great interest among investigators due to its promising outlook on heat transfer enhancement and many potential applications such as cooling processes, drug delivery systems and micro-manufacturing processes. Nanofluids added with nanometer-sized (1-100nm) solid particles of metal, metal oxide or carbon shows improved heat transfer efficiency. Multiple reports on different types of water-based nanofluids have been published. Despite water being used as the base fluid in numerous experimental studies, the low boiling point of water limits industrial applications which require higher temperature operating conditions. A novel approach of introducing oil as base fluids widens the heattransfer applications of nanofluids. However, due to the low thermal conductivity of oil, nanoparticles can be introduced into the fluid such that the thermal conductivity of oil-based nanofluids is expected to be higher than the conventional heat transfer fluids. The agglomeration of nanoparticles due to intermolecular attractive forces disrupts the stability of nanofluids and decreases the overall thermal conductivity of nanofluids. Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 2016-05 Final Year Project NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/22881/1/16869_Dissertation.pdf Ee, Ming Fern (2016) Dispersion and Thermal Characteristics of Functionalized Nanoparticles in Oilbased Nanofluids. Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS. (Submitted)
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Ee, Ming Fern
Dispersion and Thermal Characteristics of Functionalized Nanoparticles in Oilbased Nanofluids
description Nanofluids have gained great interest among investigators due to its promising outlook on heat transfer enhancement and many potential applications such as cooling processes, drug delivery systems and micro-manufacturing processes. Nanofluids added with nanometer-sized (1-100nm) solid particles of metal, metal oxide or carbon shows improved heat transfer efficiency. Multiple reports on different types of water-based nanofluids have been published. Despite water being used as the base fluid in numerous experimental studies, the low boiling point of water limits industrial applications which require higher temperature operating conditions. A novel approach of introducing oil as base fluids widens the heattransfer applications of nanofluids. However, due to the low thermal conductivity of oil, nanoparticles can be introduced into the fluid such that the thermal conductivity of oil-based nanofluids is expected to be higher than the conventional heat transfer fluids. The agglomeration of nanoparticles due to intermolecular attractive forces disrupts the stability of nanofluids and decreases the overall thermal conductivity of nanofluids.
format Final Year Project
author Ee, Ming Fern
author_sort Ee, Ming Fern
title Dispersion and Thermal Characteristics of Functionalized Nanoparticles in Oilbased Nanofluids
title_short Dispersion and Thermal Characteristics of Functionalized Nanoparticles in Oilbased Nanofluids
title_full Dispersion and Thermal Characteristics of Functionalized Nanoparticles in Oilbased Nanofluids
title_fullStr Dispersion and Thermal Characteristics of Functionalized Nanoparticles in Oilbased Nanofluids
title_full_unstemmed Dispersion and Thermal Characteristics of Functionalized Nanoparticles in Oilbased Nanofluids
title_sort dispersion and thermal characteristics of functionalized nanoparticles in oilbased nanofluids
publisher Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
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