Viscosity of CuO Nanofluid Due to Nanoparticles Size and Concentration

Authors

  • Hong Wei Xian Malaysia – Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra (Jalan Semarak), 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Rahman Saidur Department of Engineering, Lancaster University, LA1 4YW, United Kingdom
  • Nor Azwadi Che Sidik Malaysia – Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra (Jalan Semarak), 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Yutaka Asako Malaysia – Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra (Jalan Semarak), 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/araset.28.1.161167

Keywords:

Nanofluid, viscosity, particle size

Abstract

Past studies showed that varying nanoparticles size could affect several properties of nanofluids. This could lead to significant change of hydro-thermal performance in various applications. In the present study, the effect of copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticle size on the viscosity of nanofluid was investigated under different working temperature and concentration. Base fluid consists of equal amount of distilled water and ethylene glycol. It was found that the addition of 0.05 vol.% CuO into base fluid caused increment of viscosity by 11.8% and 7.27%. On the other side, particle size effect was found to be insignificant on the viscosity of nanofluids at low concentration of CuO nanoparticles (0.025 vol.%). Lastly, the viscosity measured in the present study was predictable by two correlations proposed in past studies and only slight deviation was observed.

Author Biographies

Hong Wei Xian, Malaysia – Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra (Jalan Semarak), 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

henrywei_xian@hotmail.com

Rahman Saidur, Department of Engineering, Lancaster University, LA1 4YW, United Kingdom

rahman@y.com

Nor Azwadi Che Sidik, Malaysia – Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra (Jalan Semarak), 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

azwadi@akademiabaru.com

Yutaka Asako, Malaysia – Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra (Jalan Semarak), 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

asako@y.com

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Published

2022-10-01

How to Cite

Hong Wei Xian, Rahman Saidur, Nor Azwadi Che Sidik, & Yutaka Asako. (2022). Viscosity of CuO Nanofluid Due to Nanoparticles Size and Concentration . Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology, 28(1), 161–167. https://doi.org/10.37934/araset.28.1.161167

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 1: September (2022)

Section

Articles