Category: Transient Plane Source
Author(s): Bengt Sunden, Dan Huang, Zan Wu
Keywords: Heat Transfer, Hybrid nanofluid mixture, multi-walled carbon nanotube, Plate Heat Exchanger, Pressure drop, Thermal Conductivity, Transient plane source (TPS)
Abstract: In this study, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were added to Al2O3/water nanofluids to determine their heat transfer and temperature drop properties compared to water and Al2O3/water nanofluids. A TPS thermal constants analyzer measured the thermal conductivity of the Al2O3/water nanofluids using the transient plane source (TPS) method. The thermal conductivity of Al2O3/water nanofluids was further enhanced with the addition of MWCNTs because they occupy fluid space and form thermally conductive nanoparticle/CNT networks.
Reference: Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 72 (2016) 190-196
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2015.11.009