Published October 23, 2024
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Formulation of nanostructured SiO₂/D-Limonene heat transfer fluids
Description
Nanofluids, comprising nano-sized particles dispersed in a continuous
base fluid, have drawn the attention of the scientific community owing to their
remarkable thermophysical properties. These advanced materials have been
proven to exhibit highly versatile tunability via the modification of some formulating
parameters, such as size, shape, and content of the nanoparticles, as well
as through the base fluid properties. Among the variety of existing nanoparticles,
surface-modified silica nanoparticles stand out owing to their high availability,
low cost, sustainability, and stability. Additionally, D-Limonene has been considered
as the base fluid given its significant availability, lack of toxicity, and
antimicrobial characteristics, as well as its significantly low viscosity, hence minimizing
the pumping energy requirements. In this research, silica nanoparticles
were incorporated (0-5 %) into D-Limonene and their rheological and thermophysical
properties were analysed to evaluate their potential application as heat
transfer nanofluids in the cold industry. Despite the viscosity and thermal stability
enhancement caused by the addition of silica nanoparticles into D-Limonene,
at the expense of their thermal conductivity, formulated nanostructure fluids have
been proven to properly flow under shear conditions within the temperature range
from -25 up to 25 ºC, hence corroborating their potential application as heattransfer
fluids under steady shear conditions.
Abstract
Part of the book series: Springer Proceedings in Materials ((SPM,volume 50)) Included in the following conference series: X Workshop in R&D+i & International Workshop on STEM of EPSAdditional details
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- URL
- https://idus.us.es/handle//11441/164005
- URN
- urn:oai:idus.us.es:11441/164005