M. Gopalakrishnan

The present work describes the experimental aspects of viscosity and thermal conductivity characteristics of nanofluids. Aluminium doped zinc oxide nanostructures were synthesized by chemical precipitation method. Ultrasonic technique is used to disperse the nanostructures in ethylene glycol. Structural and morphological properties of Al doped ZnO nanostructures are characterized using X-ray diffractometer and scanning electron microscopic technique. The effect of concentration and temperature on thermo-physical properties of Al/ZnO nanofluids is also investigated. The experimental results showed there is enhancement in thermal conductivity with rise in temperature which can be utilized for coolant application.

In this present investigation, we have synthesized copper oxide nanoparticles by solvothermal method and analyzed their rheological behavior and thermal conductivity properties in binary base fluids (Ethylene Glycol+N-Methylformamide) and CuO binary nanofluid at different temperature. The crystalline nature and morphological properties of prepared CuO nanoparticles were characterized using XRD and SEM analysis respectively. The influence of CuO nanoparticles increases the thermal conductivity of binary base fluids. The results suggested that prepared binary nanofluids can be applicable in heat transfer.