Thermal Conductivity Enhancement of Aluminium Oxide Nanofluid in Ethylene Glycol

Nanofluids are the new coolant fluid that has been widely investigates due to its ability to improved heat transfer better than conventional heat transfer fluid. The need to study the nanofluid properties has been increased to provide better understanding on nanofluid thermal properties and behavior...

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Main Authors:	Khamisah, Abdul Hamid, Azmi, W. H., R., Mamat, N. A., Usri
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Published:	Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland 2014
Subjects:	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Online Access:	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/7825/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/7825/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/7825/

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spelling	ump-78252019-10-17T08:08:28Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/7825/ Thermal Conductivity Enhancement of Aluminium Oxide Nanofluid in Ethylene Glycol Khamisah, Abdul Hamid Azmi, W. H. R., Mamat N. A., Usri TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Nanofluids are the new coolant fluid that has been widely investigates due to its ability to improved heat transfer better than conventional heat transfer fluid. The need to study the nanofluid properties has been increased to provide better understanding on nanofluid thermal properties and behavior. This study presents the measurement analysis on thermal conductivity enhancement of Al2O3 nanoparticles dispersed in ethylene glycol. The nanofluids are prepared using two step method for volume concentration range from 1.0 % to 4.0 %. The thermal conductivity measurement of the nanofluid is performed by KD2 Pro Thermal Properties Analyzer at working temperature range from 30 °C to 80 °C. The maximum enhancement in thermal conductivity is 21.1 % at volume concentration of 2.0 % and temperature of 70 °C. The results show that the thermal conductivity increases with the increase of nanofluid concentration and temperature. Also, the nanofluid shows enhancement in thermal conductivity compare to the base fluid. Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland 2014 Article PeerReviewed Khamisah, Abdul Hamid and Azmi, W. H. and R., Mamat and N. A., Usri (2014) Thermal Conductivity Enhancement of Aluminium Oxide Nanofluid in Ethylene Glycol. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 660. pp. 730-734. ISSN 1662-7482 http://www.scientific.net/AMM.660.730 DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.660.730
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spellingShingle	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Khamisah, Abdul Hamid Azmi, W. H. R., Mamat N. A., Usri Thermal Conductivity Enhancement of Aluminium Oxide Nanofluid in Ethylene Glycol
description	Nanofluids are the new coolant fluid that has been widely investigates due to its ability to improved heat transfer better than conventional heat transfer fluid. The need to study the nanofluid properties has been increased to provide better understanding on nanofluid thermal properties and behavior. This study presents the measurement analysis on thermal conductivity enhancement of Al2O3 nanoparticles dispersed in ethylene glycol. The nanofluids are prepared using two step method for volume concentration range from 1.0 % to 4.0 %. The thermal conductivity measurement of the nanofluid is performed by KD2 Pro Thermal Properties Analyzer at working temperature range from 30 °C to 80 °C. The maximum enhancement in thermal conductivity is 21.1 % at volume concentration of 2.0 % and temperature of 70 °C. The results show that the thermal conductivity increases with the increase of nanofluid concentration and temperature. Also, the nanofluid shows enhancement in thermal conductivity compare to the base fluid.
format	Article
author	Khamisah, Abdul Hamid Azmi, W. H. R., Mamat N. A., Usri
author_facet	Khamisah, Abdul Hamid Azmi, W. H. R., Mamat N. A., Usri
author_sort	Khamisah, Abdul Hamid
title	Thermal Conductivity Enhancement of Aluminium Oxide Nanofluid in Ethylene Glycol
title_short	Thermal Conductivity Enhancement of Aluminium Oxide Nanofluid in Ethylene Glycol
title_full	Thermal Conductivity Enhancement of Aluminium Oxide Nanofluid in Ethylene Glycol
title_fullStr	Thermal Conductivity Enhancement of Aluminium Oxide Nanofluid in Ethylene Glycol
title_full_unstemmed	Thermal Conductivity Enhancement of Aluminium Oxide Nanofluid in Ethylene Glycol
title_sort	thermal conductivity enhancement of aluminium oxide nanofluid in ethylene glycol
publisher	Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland
publishDate	2014
url	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/7825/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/7825/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/7825/
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Thermal Conductivity Enhancement of Aluminium Oxide Nanofluid in Ethylene Glycol

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