Applied Chemical Engineering

Performance assessment of radiator using various combinations of nanofluids as coolant

Choon Kit Chan

Faculty of Engineering and Quantity Surveying, INTI International University, Putra Nilai, 71800 Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

Prateek D. Malwe

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Technology, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, 411018, India Department of Mechanical Engineering, Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli, Maharashtra, 416415, India

Prerana B. Jadhav

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Technology, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, 411018, India

Nitin P. Bhone

Department of Mechanical Engineering, AISSMS, Institute of Information Technology, Pune 411001, Maharashtra, India

Naresh Jaiswal

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pune Vidhyarthi Grihas College of Engineering and Technology, Pune, Maharashtra, India 411009

Ankit Oza

University Centre for Research and Development, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, 140413, India

Ghanshyam Tejani

Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Yuan Ze University, 32003, Taiwan Applied Science Research Center. Applied Science Private University, Amman, 11931, Jordan

Feroz Shaik

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, 31952, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Subhav Singh

Chitkara Centre for Research and Development, Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh-174103 India; Division of research and development, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India

Deekshant Varshney

Centre of Research Impact and Outcome, Chitkara University, Rajpura- 140417, Punjab, India; Division of Research & innovation, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.59429/ace.v7i4.5551

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Abstract

This study considers the effect of CuO (copper oxide) nanoparticles on the heat transfer performance of automotive radiators with imprint formulation while controlling the design of experiments and the factors affecting its performance. Other factors include the concentration of CuO nanoparticles, which is characterized by measuring actual thermal performance parameters such as thermal conductivity and pressure drop. The experimental design includes the configuration of the apparatus, the measuring devices and their arrangement, and the placement of thermometers and flow restrictors for efficient data collection. Externally controlled and monitored conditions include a non-restricted constant temperature space and minimal or no airflow to avoid inconsistencies in the gathered data. In this study it has been seen that with increased CuO concentrations where enhanced heat transfer was achieved, there was also a corresponding increase in flow resistance. This research justifies the need to design an appropriate experimental plan and control the measuring conditions to achieve the expected results with precision and reproducibility. This work contributes to this understanding and presents various possibilities for improving radiator performance using nanotechnology.

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