期刊
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
卷 252, 期 -, 页码 211-217出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2017.12.140
关键词
Nanofluid; Heat transfer fluid; Surfactant; Molecular dynamics; Radial distribution function; Spatial distribution function
资金
- Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (MINECO) of the Spanish Government [ENE2014-58085-R]
- VPPI-US
This study presents a combined experimental and theoretical analysis of the stability of NiO nanofluid systems based on a base fluid composed of the eutectic mixture of diphenyl oxide and biphenyl in presence of surfactants. The base fluid is used as a heat transfer fluid in concentrated solar energy and the surfactants were used to analyse the stability of the nanofluids: Benzalkonium Chloride (BAC) and 1-Octadecanethiol (ODT). The stability was analysed experimentally by using UV-vis spectroscopy, particle size and zeta potential measurements. The experimental results indicate that the presence of BAC as surfactant enhance the stability of the nanofluids. Molecular dynamic calculations were performed for three systems (75% BAC, 75% ODT and 75% BAC-75% ODT) to understand the behaviour of both surfactants in the stability of the nanofluid. The analysis of the radial distribution functions (RDFs) and spatial distribution functions (SDFs) revealed a competition of ODT with both base fluid and NiO nanoparticles that explains why the BAC surfactant favoured the formation of stable NiO nanofluid over that with ODT. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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