Experimental Analysis of Automobile Radiator using MWCNT-Water Nanofluid

Abstract

The heat generated in an automobile engine needs to be extracted and dissipated for its efficient working. The objective of this experiment was to improve the thermohydraulic performance of the radiator which can be achieved by using nanofluids as engine coolant for increasing the heat rejection capacity on the coolant side. The present study investigates the performance of MWCNT-water nanofluid at different temperatures (50, 60, and 70 o C). The results indicate that maximum increase in thermal capacity was observed to be 32% at 50 o C (0.2% particle concentration).

Application of Nanofluids as Coolant in Automobile Radiator – An Overview

“…Wilson CA studied the stability studies on nano fluids with diamond nano particles with respect to time as shown in fig 2 [13]. Paresh Machhar, Falgun Adroja, synthesized a nano fluid by dispersing TiO 2 in water and observed it was stable for several days without sedimentation as shown in fig3 [14]. Lee et al studied the aqueous Al 2 o 3 nano fluid and found that thermal conductivity increased when compared with the use of water as coolant [15].…”