Journal
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
Volume 271, Issue -, Pages 828-837Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2018.09.065
Keywords
Magnesium-lined paraffin wax nanopartides; Nanostructured magnesium oxide; Improvement of thermo-physical properties; Solar thermal; Heat transfer coefficient augmentation
Funding
- DST, India [DST/TM/SERI/FR/152(G), SR/FT/ET-061/2008]
- Nano Mission Council, Department of Science & Technology (DST), India [SR/NM/PG-16/2007, SR/NM/PG-04/2015]
- SASTRA University, India [1]
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Magnesium-lined paraffin wax nanoparticles were prepared through probe ultrasonication, utilization of Tween 80 as surfactant and ionic interactions. These were co-dispersed with nanostructured magnesium oxide (0.6-2 vol%) in aqueous propylene glycol solution to obtain hybrid nanofluids. Magnesium-lined paraffin wax present in hybrid nanofluids underwent solid-liquid/liquid-solid transition between 45 degrees C and 62 degrees C during which thermal energy was absorbed/released, thereby increasing hybrid nanofluids' specific heat. The presence of magnesium oxide contributed to thermal conductivity enhancement of hybrid nanofluids, with a maximum of 20% for the one containing 2 vol% nanostructured magnesium oxide, attributable predominantly to the aggregation of primary nanoparticles as flower-like structure. Our data indicates augmentation of overall heat transfer coefficient with the utilization of hybrid nanofluid. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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