Nanofluid as a coolant in automotive radiators

Oliveira, G.A.; Bandarra Filho, E.P.

dc.contributor.author	Oliveira, G.A.
dc.contributor.author	Bandarra Filho, E.P.
dc.date.accessioned	2015-04-24T06:49:18Z
dc.date.available	2015-04-24T06:49:18Z
dc.date.issued	2014
dc.description.abstract	Paper presented to the 10th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Florida, 14-16 July 2014.	en_ZA
dc.description.abstract	The present paper reports an experimental work on thermal performance of silver/water nanofluids in a radiator. Silver nanoparticles were dispersed in distilled water using the two-step method, high-pressure homogeneizer, with concentration varying from 0.1% and 0.3% in volume. The thermal conductivity and the viscosity were measured showing an enhancement up to 18% and 5%, respectively, in relation to the base fluid. An experimental facility was built for this purpose and tests have been conducted under the following conditions: inlet air temperature of 25oC, inlet hot fluid temperature of 45oC. The experimental results show similar results in the temperature difference of hot fluid for concentration of 0.3%, and nanofluid presented high heat transfer for the high velocities of the cooling air.	en_ZA
dc.description.librarian	dc2015	en_ZA
dc.format.extent	5 pages	en_ZA
dc.format.medium	PDF	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Oliveira, GA & Bandarra Filho, EP 2014, 'Nanofluid as a coolant in automotive radiators', Paper presented to the 10th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Florida, 14-16 July 2014.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.isbn	97817759206873
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/44704
dc.publisher	International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics	en_ZA
dc.rights	© 2014 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.	en_ZA
dc.subject	Water nanofluids	en_ZA
dc.subject	Radiator	en_ZA
dc.subject	Silver nanoparticles	en_ZA
dc.subject	Distilled water	en_ZA
dc.subject	High-pressure homogeneizer	en_ZA
dc.subject	Thermal conductivity	en_ZA
dc.subject	Nanofluid	en_ZA
dc.title	Nanofluid as a coolant in automotive radiators	en_ZA
dc.type	Presentation	en_ZA