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Thermal Conductivity Enhancement in Zinc Oxide-Water Based Nanofluid System

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Author Affiliations

  • 1Department of Physics, Indira Mahavidyalaya, Kalamb 445 401, India
  • 2Department of Physics, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati 444 602, India
  • 3Department of Physics, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati 444 602, India

Res.J.chem.sci., Volume 6, Issue (8), Pages 43-45, August,18 (2016)

Abstract

Through this research article, we report our primary work of Zinc Oxide-Water (ZnO-H2O) based nanofluid indicating increase in heat transfer as a function of concentration of ZnO nanoparticles. The main objective of present is to analyze effect of nanoparticles concentration on thermal conductivity of nanofluid. The enhancement in heat transfer of nanofluid was observed with concentration, but in irregular manner. The irregularity in enhancement of thermal conductivity is discussed using orthokinetic aggregation effect. The thermal conductivity ratio of ZnO-H2O based nanofluid suggest that as-prepared nanofluids exhibits good heat transfer characteristics and found suitable for heat exchanger application.

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