A Review on Vehicle Radiator Using Various Coolants

Ihsan Naiman Ibrahim; Norazlianie Sazali; Ahmad Shahir Jamaludin; Devarajan Ramasamy; S.M. Soffie; Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman

Authors

Ihsan Naiman Ibrahim Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti MalaysiaPahang, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
Norazlianie Sazali Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti MalaysiaPahang, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
Ahmad Shahir Jamaludin Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti MalaysiaPahang, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
Devarajan Ramasamy Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti MalaysiaPahang, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
S.M. Soffie Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti MalaysiaPahang, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), School of Chemical and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor Darul Takzim, Malaysia

Keywords:

Nanocellulose, radiator, Propylene Glycol, Water, Ethylene Glycol

Abstract

In a radiator, force convectional is the important thing that can be considered. The examples of convectional heat transfer fluids are nanofluid, water, glycerol, Ethylene Glycol and nanocellulose. These base fluids have been used widely in automotive radiators and these fluids recently have very low thermal conductivities. In advance, many researches have been done regarding to the study of enhancement of the convective heat transfer performance in nanoparticles. On the other hand, using nanofluids, due to the enhanced heat carrying capacity of the nanofluids; the pumping power required will also be reduced. All of these transfer fluids play an important role in many industrial sectors such as air-conditioning, transportation, microelectronics, power generation and chemical production.