三元混合纳米流体稳定性及热性能

采用两步法制备体积分数为0.005%～1%的Al₂O₃-TiO₂-Cu/水三元混合纳米流体,粒子体积比为40∶40∶20。为了提高其稳定性,添加少量的PVP（0.005%）表面活性剂,并用XRD、TEM、紫外分光光度计和沉淀观察法共同表征纳米流体的稳定特性。测量温度为20～60℃的黏度和热导率,并与相对应的单一纳米流体作对比。试验结果表明,三元混合纳米流体由于各种粒子的粒径和表面能不同,小粒径的Al₂O₃颗粒填充在大粒径TiO₂和Cu颗粒形成的间隙里,可形成致密的固液界面层。三元混合纳米流体由于粒子的特殊排布,使其热导率明显高于相同体积分数下对应的单一纳米流体,黏度却无明显增大。当体积分数和温度分别为1%和60℃时,与Al₂O₃/水纳米流体对比,其热导率增大了5.5%,黏度下降了2.6%。热导率随温度和浓度的升高而升高;而黏度随浓度的升高而升高,随温度的升高而下降,这与单一纳米流体的性质一致。最后,基于试验数据,对热导率和黏度分别进行与温度的拟合,R²分别为0.9835和0.9820,能较精确地预测Al₂O₃-TiO₂-Cu/水三元混合纳米流体的热导率和黏度。     

表面活性剂对水基纳米流体特性影响的研究进展

表面活性剂作为一种分散剂,广泛应用于新型换热工质——纳米流体中.研究纳米流体的各种特性对于其在实际的能量传递系统中的应用有重要意义.重点总结和比较了水基纳米流体中表面活性剂对体系的稳定性、热导率和黏度影响的实验研究,阐述了纳米流体中表面活性剂的作用机理,对目前的研究中存在的问题进行了分析.最后,提出了有助于完善表面活性剂对水基纳米流体特性影响的4点建议:混合表面活性剂的组合及其配比对纳米流体的稳定性、热导率和黏度的影响;使用分子动力模拟等方法来研究表面活性剂对纳米流体特性的影响;表面活性剂影响下的纳米流体的稳定性和热导率及黏度之间的关系;纳米流体中众多不确定因素的量化分析.     

基于尿素/氯化胆碱低共熔溶剂体系纳米流体制备及其热物性研究

随着电子工业的快速发展,传统换热工质由于其较低的热导率已无法满足越来越高的换热需求。另一方面,传统的换热工质受限其相对较窄的液程范围而无法使用于复杂的温况或特殊的工作条件。低共熔溶剂（DESs）具有与离子液体相似的低饱和蒸气压、高沸点及强稳定性等优势,在传热领域具有巨大的潜力。制备了以尿素/氯化胆碱低共熔溶剂体系为基液,石墨烯、Al₂O₃、TiO₂三种纳米粒子填充的纳米流体,研究了黏度、热导率等热物性与纳米粒子和基液组成之间的关系,并系统地研究了纳米粒子结构对其稳定性的影响。实验结果表明,纳米粒子的填充会在一定程度上增加基液的黏度,其中石墨烯填充的纳米流体的黏度增加最大。此外,石墨烯能显著提高DESs的导热性能,其中6%（质量）石墨烯纳米流体热导率相比基液可增加29.0%。     

纳米流体和两性表面活性剂改善钻井液性能实验研究

本文研究了碳化硅纳米流体和表面活性剂对水基钻井液物理和化学性质（热稳定性、黏度、表面张力和滤失特性）的影响。将碳化硅纳米流体、表面活性剂溶液和水基钻井液混合形成表面活性剂——碳化硅（Si C）钻井液,分别用流变仪、张力仪和压滤机对混合钻井液的黏度、表面张力和滤失性等性质进行了研究。实验结果表明,与常规表面活性剂相比,两性表面活性剂对钻井液黏度的增量最大,此外,混合钻井液具有更好的热稳定性,随着温度的升高,黏度平均变化率为9%,表面张力和滤失性分别下降了31.0%和22.2%。     

液态金属微液滴脉动热管的传热性能

利用室温液态金属和表面活性剂溶液混合工质的振荡运动,在脉动热管中形成液态金属微纳液滴分散的高热导率混合流体并提高其传热性能。本文将液态金属表面活性剂混合工质引入六弯管板式脉动热管中,在不同液态金属填充量和加热功率下开展可视化和传热性能实验。实验结果表明,液态金属在表面活性剂混合工质中通过振荡自分散成球形液滴且相互之间不易发生合并,并在表面活性剂工质中留下粒径在410~520nm的纳米颗粒。传热性能方面,液态金属填充量在20%~25%时,液态金属球形液滴的黏度高、质量大,会阻碍混合工质的振荡运动从而降低脉动热管的传热性能,填充量在5%~10%时,混合工质耦合了液态金属的高热导率特性,有效提高传热性能,热阻最多降低11.21%。     

碳纳米管填料静电自组装制备及在导电塑料中的应用

为了提高碳纳米管(CNTs)在塑料中的分散性能,设计碳纳米管填料(CNTs Filler)。阳/非离子表面活性剂复配在水中分散CNTs,并赋予CNTs表面正电性。与表面负电性的炭黑或聚苯乙烯微球复合,通过静电吸附作用自组装形成均匀稳定的复合物,制备出CNTs Filler。对比了CNTs Filler、CNTs和炭黑在PS和ABS塑料中,经不同成型工艺的导电结果,证明了使用碳纳米管填料提高了碳纳米管在塑料中的分散性能,总结了碳纳米管相对炭黑作为塑料导电功能体适合压延成型加工。推荐碳纳米管用于导电片材、导电薄膜和高导电塑料等领域。     

复配非离子生物柴油纳米乳的制备工艺

选用复配壬基酚聚氧乙烯醚非离子表面活性剂作为生物柴油的乳化剂,考察了2种壬基酚聚氧乙烯醚m（NP-6）∶m（NP-10）、复配表面活性剂HLB值、m（油）∶m（表面活性剂）、水滴加速率以及搅拌速度等因素对纳米乳液乳化性能的影响。通过实验确定了制取纳米乳液的最佳工艺条件：m（NP-6）∶m（NP-10）=6∶4,复配表面活性剂HLB值为11.88,m（油）∶m（表面活性剂）=1.6～1.8,水滴加速率在0.7mL/min以下,以及搅拌速度为700～800r/min时,在25℃下用乳化反转点法制得稳定的水包油纳米乳,此条件下纳米乳颗粒形貌为球形,粒径分布主要在20～30nm。     

三角形微通道内纳米流体流动与换热特性

以去离子水为基液,通过两步法制备出粒子体积分数为0.1%的Si O2、Al2O3、Ti O2纳米流体,并分别在流体内添加一定量的表面活性剂以提高其稳定性。利用紫外分光光度计和热物性分析仪,对3种纳米流体稳定性和热导率进行测试。此外,为研究纳米流体在三角形微通道内的流动与换热特性,利用红外热像仪观察通道底面温度分布。结果表明,表面活性剂会对纳米流体吸光度产生影响,且粒子会随着时间的增加逐渐团聚。纳米颗粒的添加可有效提高工质的热导率并强化对流换热,微通道底面温度明显降低,且均温性得到改善。3种纳米流体中,Ti O2纳米流体呈现出更加良好的导热和换热性能。     

Ag纳米流体浸没射流冲击换热特性

采用超声膜扩散法一步制备出水基Ag纳米流体作为实验工质,并对不同质量分数的Ag纳米流体在受限浸没阵列射流冲击针肋热沉中的流动和换热特性进行了实验研究.结果表明:采用超声膜扩散法制备的Ag纳米颗粒粒径分布均匀,平均粒径只有4.8 nm;表面活性剂对纳米流体的黏度影响较大;相同射流速度下,与基液(水+表面活性剂)相比,Ag...     

三角形微通道内纳米流体流动与换热特性

以去离子水为基液,通过两步法制备出粒子体积分数为0.1%的SiO₂、Al₂O₃、TiO₂纳米流体,并分别在流体内添加一定量的表面活性剂以提高其稳定性。利用紫外分光光度计和热物性分析仪,对3种纳米流体稳定性和热导率进行测试。此外,为研究纳米流体在三角形微通道内的流动与换热特性,利用红外热像仪观察通道底面温度分布。结果表明,表面活性剂会对纳米流体吸光度产生影响,且粒子会随着时间的增加逐渐团聚。纳米颗粒的添加可有效提高工质的热导率并强化对流换热,微通道底面温度明显降低,且均温性得到改善。3种纳米流体中,TiO₂纳米流体呈现出更加良好的导热和换热性能。     

An experimental study on thermal conductivity and viscosity of nanofluids containing carbon nanotubes

Recently, there has been considerable interest in the use of nanofluids for enhancing thermal performance. It has been shown that carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are capable of enhancing the thermal performance of conventional working liquids. Although much work has been devoted on the impact of CNT concentrations on the thermo-physical properties of nanofluids, the effects of preparation methods on the stability, thermal conductivity and viscosity of CNT suspensions are not well understood. This study is focused on providing experimental data on the effects of ultrasonication, temperature and surfactant on the thermo-physical properties of multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) nanofluids. Three types of surfactants were used in the experiments, namely, gum arabic (GA), sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (SDBS) and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). The thermal conductivity and viscosity of the nanofluid suspensions were measured at various temperatures. The results showed that the use of GA in the nanofluid leads to superior thermal conductivity compared to the use of SDBS and SDS. With distilled water as the base liquid, the samples were prepared with 0.5 wt.% MWCNTs and 0.25% GA and sonicated at various times. The results showed that the sonication time influences the thermal conductivity, viscosity and dispersion of nanofluids. The thermal conductivity of nanofluids was typically enhanced with an increase in temperature and sonication time. In the present study, the maximum thermal conductivity enhancement was found to be 22.31% (the ratio of 1.22) at temperature of 45°C and sonication time of 40 min. The viscosity of nanofluids exhibited non-Newtonian shear-thinning behaviour. It was found that the viscosity of MWCNT nanofluids increases to a maximum value at a sonication time of 7 min and subsequently decreases with a further increase in sonication time. The presented data clearly indicated that the viscosity and thermal conductivity of nanofluids are influenced by the sonication time. Image analysis was carried out using TEM in order to observe the dispersion characteristics of all samples. The findings revealed that the CNT agglomerates breakup with increasing sonication time. At high sonication times, all agglomerates disappear and the CNTs are fragmented and their mean length decreases.     

Investigation of thermal conductivity and rheological properties of nanofluids containing graphene nanoplatelets

In the present study, stable homogeneous graphene nanoplatelet (GNP) nanofluids were prepared without any surfactant by high-power ultrasonic (probe) dispersion of GNPs in distilled water. The concentrations of nanofluids were maintained at 0.025, 0.05, 0.075, and 0.1 wt.% for three different specific surface areas of 300, 500, and 750 m²/g. Transmission electron microscopy image shows that the suspensions are homogeneous and most of the materials have been well dispersed. The stability of nanofluid was investigated using a UV-visible spectrophotometer in a time span of 600 h, and zeta potential after dispersion had been investigated to elucidate its role on dispersion characteristics. The rheological properties of GNP nanofluids approach Newtonian and non-Newtonian behaviors where viscosity decreases linearly with the rise of temperature. The thermal conductivity results show that the dispersed nanoparticles can always enhance the thermal conductivity of the base fluid, and the highest enhancement was obtained to be 27.64% in the concentration of 0.1 wt.% of GNPs with a specific surface area of 750 m²/g. Electrical conductivity of the GNP nanofluids shows a significant enhancement by dispersion of GNPs in distilled water. This novel type of nanofluids shows outstanding potential for replacements as advanced heat transfer fluids in medium temperature applications including solar collectors and heat exchanger systems.     

Surfactant-free ionic liquid-based nanofluids with remarkable thermal conductivity enhancement at very low loading of graphene

We report for the first time the preparation of highly stable graphene (GE)-based nanofluids with ionic liquid as base fluids (ionic liquid-based nanofluids (Ionanofluids)) without any surfactant and the subsequent investigations on their thermal conductivity, specific heat, and viscosity. The microstructure of the GE and MWCNTs are observed by transmission electron microscope. Thermal conductivity (TC), specific heat, and viscosity of these Ionanofluids were measured for different weight fractions and at varying temperatures, demonstrating that the Ionanofluids exhibit considerably higher TC and lower viscosity than that of their base fluids without significant specific heat decrease. An enhancement in TC by about 15.5% and 18.6% has been achieved at 25 °C and 65 °C respectively for the GE-based nanofluid at mass fraction of as low as 0.06%, which is larger than that of the MWCNT-dispersed nanofluid at the same loading. When the temperature rises, the TC and specific heat of the Ionanofluid increase clearly, while the viscosity decreases sharply. Moreover, the viscosity of the prepared Ionanofluids is lower than that of the base fluid. All these advantages of this new kind of Ionanofluid make it an ideal fluid for heat transfer and thermal storage.     

Ultrasonication effects on thermal and rheological properties of carbon nanotube suspensions

The preparation of nanofluids is very important to their thermophysical properties. Nanofluids with the same nanoparticles and base fluids can behave differently due to different nanofluid preparation methods. The agglomerate sizes in nanofluids can significantly impact the thermal conductivity and viscosity of nanofluids and lead to a different heat transfer performance. Ultrasonication is a common way to break up agglomerates and promote dispersion of nanoparticles into base fluids. However, research reports of sonication effects on nanofluid properties are limited in the open literature. In this work, sonication effects on thermal conductivity and viscosity of carbon nanotubes (0.5 wt%) in an ethylene glycol-based nanofluid are investigated. The corresponding effects on the agglomerate sizes and the carbon nanotube lengths are observed. It is found that with an increased sonication time/energy, the thermal conductivity of the nanofluids increases nonlinearly, with the maximum enhancement of 23% at sonication time of 1,355 min. However, the viscosity of nanofluids increases to the maximum at sonication time of 40 min, then decreases, finally approaching the viscosity of the pure base fluid at a sonication time of 1,355 min. It is also observed that the sonication process not only reduces the agglomerate sizes but also decreases the length of carbon nanotubes. Over the current experimental range, the reduction in agglomerate size is more significant than the reduction of the carbon nanotube length. Hence, the maximum thermal conductivity enhancement and minimum viscosity increase are obtained using a lengthy sonication, which may have implications on application.     

氧化铝有机纳米流体的流动传热基础特性

以氧化铝为纳米粒子、丙二醇和水为基础液体制备了氧化铝有机纳米流体,分别测量了它的沸点、热导率、比热容和黏度。以1％～5％（体积分数）的氧化铝纳米流体作为冷介质,测试了在车用机油冷却器中的传热系数和流动阻力。试验结果表明,纳米粒子能够显著强化基础液体在机油冷却器中的换热能力,粒子体积分数和流体温度是影响纳米流体热物性的重要因素。氧化铝纳米流体的沸点高于120℃,比热容随体积分数增加而降低,热导率、黏度和在机油冷却器中的传热系数均随粒子体积分数的增加而提高。在试验Ⅱ中,5％（体积分数）纳米流体的平均传热系数比基础液体提高了124.56％,而流动阻力增幅较小。     

Enhanced convective heat transfer using graphene dispersed nanofluids

Nanofluids are having wide area of application in electronic and cooling industry. In the present work, hydrogen exfoliated graphene (HEG) dispersed deionized (DI) water, and ethylene glycol (EG) based nanofluids were developed. Further, thermal conductivity and heat transfer properties of these nanofluids were systematically investigated. HEG was synthesized by exfoliating graphite oxide in H2 atmosphere at 200°C. The nanofluids were prepared by dispersing functionalized HEG (f-HEG) in DI water and EG without the use of any surfactant. HEG and f-HEG were characterized by powder X-ray diffractometry, electron microscopy, Raman and FTIR spectroscopy. Thermal and electrical conductivities of f-HEG dispersed DI water and EG based nanofluids were measured for different volume fractions and at different temperatures. A 0.05% volume fraction of f-HEG dispersed DI water based nanofluid shows an enhancement in thermal conductivity of about 16% at 25°C and 75% at 50°C. The enhancement in Nusselts number for these nanofluids is more than that of thermal conductivity.     

Preparation and characterization of carbon nanofluid by a plasma arc nanoparticles synthesis system

Heat dissipation from electrical appliances is a significant issue with contemporary electrical devices. One factor in the improvement of heat dissipation is the heat transfer performance of the working fluid. In this study, we used plasma arc technology to produce a nanofluid of carbon nanoparticles dispersed in distilled water. In a one-step synthesis, carbon was simultaneously heated and vaporized in the chamber, the carbon vapor and particles were then carried to a collector, where cooling furnished the desired carbon/water nanofluid. The particle size and shape were determined using the light-scattering size analyzer, SEM, and TEM. Crystal morphology was examined by XRD. Finally, the characterization include thermal conductivity, viscosity, density and electric conductivity were evaluated by suitable instruments under different temperatures. The thermal conductivity of carbon/water nanofluid increased by about 25% at 50°C compared to distilled water. The experimental results demonstrated excellent thermal conductivity and feasibility for manufacturing of carbon/water nanofluids.     

Preparation and Thermal Conductivity of Nanofluids Consisting of SiO<Subscript>2</Subscript>-Organic Composite Nanorods

SiO₂-organic composite nanorods were synthesized in cetyltrimethylammonium bromide-tetraethylorthosilicate-ammonia solution-water media. The length and aspect ratio of the obtained nanorods decreased with increasing addition of water. The collected nanorods were easily dispersed in water producing aqueous nanofluids. The influence of size and fraction of the nanorods on the thermal conductivity of the nanofluids was investigated. The results show that the thermal conductivity of the nanofluids increased with the fraction of dispersed nanorods. The nanofluid, which consisted of silica-organic composite nanorods with the smallest length and aspect ratio, showed the largest enhancement of thermal conductivity.     

Preparation and properties of copper-oil-based nanofluids

In this study, the lipophilic Cu nanoparticles were synthesized by surface modification method to improve their dispersion stability in hydrophobic organic media. The oil-based nanofluids were prepared with the lipophilic Cu nanoparticles. The transport properties, viscosity, and thermal conductivity of the nanofluids have been measured. The viscosities and thermal conductivities of the nanofluids with the surface-modified nanoparticles have higher values than the base fluids do. The composition has more significant effects on the thermal conductivity than on the viscosity. It is valuable to prepare an appropriate oil-based nanofluid for enhancing the heat-transfer capacity of a hydrophobic system. The effects of adding Cu nanoparticles on the thermal oxidation stability of the fluids were investigated by measuring the hydroperoxide concentration in the Cu/kerosene nanofluids. The hydroperoxide concentrations are observed to be clearly lower in the Cu nanofluids than in their base fluids. Appropriate amounts of metal nanoparticles added in a hydrocarbon fuel can enhance the thermal oxidation stability.