Characteristic of heat transfer nanofluid of Al2O3 improved by ZrO2 addition

Efforts to replace conventional fluids as coolants for heat transfers with new fluids are continuously being made to improve heat transfer efficiency. Nanofluids are currently widely studied around the world as candidates for conventional fluids substitutes. In this research, the synthesis of Al2O3-...

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Published inIOP conference series. Earth and environmental science Vol. 882; no. 1
Main Authors Gustaman Syarif, Dani, Usman, Jakaria, Ike Pratiwi, Yofi, Yamin, Muhammad, Hardian, Arie
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol IOP Publishing 01.11.2021
Subjects
Aluminum oxide
Coolants
Crystallites
Crystals
Heat transfer
Heat transfer coefficients
Nanocomposites
Nanofluids
Nanoparticles
Stability
Synthesis
Zeta potential
Zirconium dioxide
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Summary:Efforts to replace conventional fluids as coolants for heat transfers with new fluids are continuously being made to improve heat transfer efficiency. Nanofluids are currently widely studied around the world as candidates for conventional fluids substitutes. In this research, the synthesis of Al2O3-ZrO2 nanocomposites for heat transfer nanofluid applications was carried out. The synthesis of the nanoparticles was conducted by the hydrothermal method. Here, we used ZrO2 to improve the characteristics of Al2O3. The results of XRD analysis showed that the nanocomposite had an Al2O3 gamma structure. The Al2O3 nanoparticles and Al2O3-ZrO2 nanocomposite have a crystallite size of 7.41 nm and 6.84 nm, respectively. The addition of 0.1 % ZrO2 decreased the crystallite size and BET particle size and increased the zeta potential, hence the stability of the nanofluids. The increase of stability increased the heat transfer coefficient of the Al2O3 nanofluids, making them suitable for heat transfer.
ISSN:1755-1307
1755-1315
DOI:10.1088/1755-1315/882/1/012018