Abstract:
In the present study, experimental investigation on thermal conductivity of green
nanofluids prepared from coconut fibre-based nanoparticles and suspended in 60:40
ethylene glycol (EG) water (W) mixture was carried out. The measurement of thermal
conductivity was conducted at 15 °C to 60 °C at mass fractions of 0.04 wt%, 0.08
wt%, 0.5 wt% and 1 wt%. The results show deterioration in thermal conductivity with
an increasing temperature. Also the deterioration increased as the mass fraction
increased.