Nanofluids Application in the Drilling Process

Abstract

A high performance of heat transfer fluid has a great influence on the size, weight and cost of heat transfer systems, therefore a high-performance heat transfer fluid is very important in many industries. Over the last decades nanofluids have been developed. According to many researchers and publications on nanofluids its evident that nanofluids are found to exhibit enhance thermal conductivity. The aim of this experiment was to investigate the change of workpiece temperature during drilling using Jatropha oil with nanoparticle and water with iron nanoparticle as lubricating and cooling fluids. These experiments were carried out with samples of nanofluid with different volume ratio. Samples JN1, JN5 and JN10 of iron nanoparticles in the base Jatropha oil with iron volume fraction 1%, 5% and 10% respectively. Samples WN1, WN5 and WN10 of iron nanoparticles in the base water with iron volume fraction 1%, 5% and 10% respectively. The work arises from the projects which were realized at University J. E. Purkyně, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, in cooperation with Namibia University of Science and technology, department of Mechanical Engineering.

Application of Nanofluids for Machining Processes: A Comprehensive Review

“…Due to this, the improved quality of the tool is maintained for longer, and the same applies for the workpiece, where its quality damage is reduced, and less flanks and damage exist on the surface of the workpiece. In this machining process specifically, diamond with vegetable oil [ 37 ], multilayer graphene with an aqueous solution [ 44 ], iron with water [ 60 ], graphene nanosheets with an aqueous solution, multiwalled carbon nanotubes with an aqueous solution, multiwalled carbon nanotubes when modified by the addition of OH and with an aqueous solution, multiwalled carbon nanotubes when modified by the addition of COOH and with an aqueous solution, ND with paraffin oil, ND with vegetable oil [ 53 ], zirconium oxide with an aqueous solution, titanium dioxide nanohybrids with an aqueous solution [ 61 ], graphene oxide nanosheets with an aqueous solution [ 57 ], carbon nanofiber with water [ 58 ], graphene nanoplatelets with an aqueous solution [ 59 ], and copper with coconut oil all significantly improve the tool life.…”

“…In the drilling machining operations, graphene nanosheets with an aqueous solution [ 40 ], multiwalled carbon nanotubes with an aqueous solution [ 41 ], graphene oxide/phosphorylated graphene oxide with an aqueous solution [ 43 ], iron with water [ 60 ], multiwalled carbon nanotubes modified with OH with an aqueous solution, graphene-oxide-based novel lubricants (GO, Gly-DES, GO/Gly-DES) with an aqueous solution [ 54 ], graphene oxide nanosheets with aqueous solutions [ 57 ], polyacrylamide with an aqueous solution [ 57 ], carbon nanofibers with water [ 58 ], oxidized multi-walled carbon nanotubes wrapped by polyethylene glycol with water-based cutting fluid [ 59 ], and iron with Jatropha oil, are all of the nanoparticles with certain base fluids that are combined to form nanofluid. These nanofluids are later used in the drilling machining process, which helps in the reduction in the cutting temperature by providing an improvement in the surface in order to reduce thermal losses.…”