Enhancing Heat Transfer in Compact Automotive Engines using Hybrid Nano Coolants

Authors

  • Hizanorhuda Zurghiba Faculty of Mechanical & Automotive Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
  • Kumaran Kadirgama Automotive Excellence Center, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
  • Norazlianie Sazali Faculty of Manufacturing and Mechatronic Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
  • Muhamad Mat Noor Faculty of Mechanical & Automotive Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
  • Rosli Abu Bakar Faculty of Mechanical & Automotive Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
  • Sivarao Subramonian Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, 76100 Melaka, Malaysia
  • Talal Yusaf School of Engineering and Technologies, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD 4701, Australia
  • Chong Tak Yaw Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (The Energy University), Jalan Ikram-Uniten, Kajang, 43000, Malaysia
  • Koh Siaw Paw Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (The Energy University), Jalan Ikram-Uniten, Kajang, 43000, Malaysia
  • Tiong Sieh Kiong Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (The Energy University), Jalan Ikram-Uniten, Kajang, 43000, Malaysia
  • Benedict Foo Enhance Track Sdn, Bhd., No. 9, Jalan Meranti Jaya 12, Meranti Jaya Industrial Park, Puchong, 47120, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/araset.32.2.314326

Keywords:

Nano coolant, automobile radiator, compact engines

Abstract

This research aimed to compare the performance of a reduced-scale automotive radiator using single nano coolant (CNC and CuO) and its hybrid nano coolant (CNC and CuO nanoparticles) to enhance heat transmission. Three ratios of 70:30, 80:20, and 90:10 of hybrid nano coolants was tested. UV Vis stability characterization of the nanofluids showed that all samples were highly stable for up to 30 days. A modest concentration (0.01 vol per cent) of the hybrid nano coolant was shown to efficiently increase the heat transfer rate of a reduced-size automobile radiator, demonstrating that the heat transfer behaviour of the nano coolant was reliant on the particle volume percentage. The results show the potential use of hybrid nano coolants in increasing heat transfer efficiency, decreasing cooling system size by up to 71 percent, and thus lowering fuel consumption; these benefits have significant implications for developing more efficient cooling systems in various industrial applications. The experimental findings showed that 80:20 exhibited a significant amount of improvement in thermal properties. The consistency of the low volume concentration of hybrid nano coolants throughout the experiment is further evidence of their promise as a practical substitute for conventional cooling media in the compact size of an automotive engine cooling system.

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Author Biographies

Hizanorhuda Zurghiba, Faculty of Mechanical & Automotive Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia

hizanorhuda@kuantan.kktm.edu.my

Kumaran Kadirgama, Automotive Excellence Center, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia

kumaran@umpsa.edu.my

Norazlianie Sazali, Faculty of Manufacturing and Mechatronic Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia

azlianie@ump.edu.my

Muhamad Mat Noor, Faculty of Mechanical & Automotive Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia

muhamad@ump.edu.my

Rosli Abu Bakar, Faculty of Mechanical & Automotive Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia

rosli@ump.edu.my

Sivarao Subramonian, Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, 76100 Melaka, Malaysia

sivarao@utem.edu.my

Talal Yusaf, School of Engineering and Technologies, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD 4701, Australia

t.yusaf@cqu.edu.au

Chong Tak Yaw, Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (The Energy University), Jalan Ikram-Uniten, Kajang, 43000, Malaysia

chongty@uniten.edu.my

Koh Siaw Paw, Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (The Energy University), Jalan Ikram-Uniten, Kajang, 43000, Malaysia

johnnykoh@uniten.edu.my

Tiong Sieh Kiong, Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (The Energy University), Jalan Ikram-Uniten, Kajang, 43000, Malaysia

siehkiong@uniten.edu.my

Benedict Foo, Enhance Track Sdn, Bhd., No. 9, Jalan Meranti Jaya 12, Meranti Jaya Industrial Park, Puchong, 47120, Malaysia

foojs1@gmail.com

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2023-09-21

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