The Heat Transfer Performance of MWCNT, CuO, and Al 2 O 3 Nanofluids in an Automotive Engine Radiator

The effect of enhancing heat transfer using three nanofluids, Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes MWCNT, Copper oxide CuO, and aluminum oxide Al2O3, have been experimentally studied on the automotive radiator with a concentration of 1% vol and different flow rates (4-8) l/min, air velocity of 3 m/s and in...

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Published inE3S web of conferences Vol. 286; p. 1009
Main Authors Mahdi Al-Araji, Karaar, Almoussawi, M.A., Alwana, Kareem J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 2021
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Summary:The effect of enhancing heat transfer using three nanofluids, Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes MWCNT, Copper oxide CuO, and aluminum oxide Al2O3, have been experimentally studied on the automotive radiator with a concentration of 1% vol and different flow rates (4-8) l/min, air velocity of 3 m/s and inlet temperatures range (60-80) °C. The results showed that the use of nanofluids improved the thermal performance compared to the base fluid. Using the (MWCNT-Water) achieved 41.7% of Nusselt number where as, copper oxide (CuO) and aluminum oxide (Al2O3) have improved the Nussult number by 31.7 % and 12.3 % respectively. The Nusselt number showed an increase with the increase in the flow rate and the inlet temperature.
ISSN:2267-1242
2267-1242
DOI:10.1051/e3sconf/202128601009