Development and assessment of ceria–propylene glycol nanofluid as an alternative to propylene glycol for cooling applications

•Stable ceria–propylene glycol nanofluids prepared by probe ultrasonication.•These nanofluids possess higher thermal conductivity & volumetric specific heat.•Particle clustering & Brownian motion contribute to thermal conductivity increase.•1vol.% ceria–PG viscosity lower than PG viscosity a...

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Published in:Applied thermal engineering 2016-06, Vol.102, p.329-335
Main Authors: Prabhakaran, M., Manikandan, S., Suganthi, K.S., Leela Vinodhan, V., Rajan, K.S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ceria
Cerium oxide
Cooling
Glycols
Heat transfer
Nanofluid
Nanoparticles
Nanostructure
Natural convection
Propylene
Propylene glycol
Thermal conductivity
Transient
Viscosity
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Summary:•Stable ceria–propylene glycol nanofluids prepared by probe ultrasonication.•These nanofluids possess higher thermal conductivity & volumetric specific heat.•Particle clustering & Brownian motion contribute to thermal conductivity increase.•1vol.% ceria–PG viscosity lower than PG viscosity at temperatures
ISSN:1359-4311
DOI:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.03.159