Experimental Performance of R134a/SiO2 in Refrigeration System for Domestic Use

Authors

  • Mohd Hisham Che Hussin Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Tetap Pauh Putra, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia
  • Sa’adah Ahmad @ Ahmad Sowi Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Tetap Pauh Putra, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia
  • Muhammad Adlin Syahar Mahadi Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Tetap Pauh Putra, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia
  • Asmawi Sanuddin Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Tetap Pauh Putra, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia
  • Ahmad Nabil Mohd Khalil Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Tetap Pauh Putra, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia
  • Yuzairi Abdul Rahim Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Tetap Pauh Putra, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.95.1.145163

Keywords:

Nanolubricant, nanorefrigerant, refrigeration system, heat transfer

Abstract

Nanofluids are considered as a new invention of fluids having superior thermal physical properties to improve efficiency of the refrigeration system. Nanofluids are the colloidal suspensions of nanoparticles in base fluid. Nanoparticles having higher thermal conductivity compared to pure refrigerant such as R134a can be added to pure refrigerant to improve the performance of refrigeration system. This study focuses on producing nanolubricant (SiO2/POE) and implementing the nanolubricant into refrigeration system. The nanoparticles will be homogenized in refrigerant to produce nanoRefrigerant (R134a/SiO2) at the attached reservoir.  The aim of the research is to study the thermal physical properties of nanolubricant and to find the relationship between nanoparticles’ volume fraction to the Coefficient of Performance (COP) of the refrigeration system. The investigations are focused on the effects of nanoparticles with 0.1, 0.3%, 0.7% and 0.9% volume fraction to the performance of the refrigeration system. The results show that the usage of nanolubricant creates higher thermal conductivity with slightly higher dynamic viscosity which eventually increase the performance of the refrigeration system by 8.62% in term of COP.

Author Biographies

Mohd Hisham Che Hussin, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Tetap Pauh Putra, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia

mohdhisyam.hh@gmail.com

Sa’adah Ahmad @ Ahmad Sowi, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Tetap Pauh Putra, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia

saadahahmad@unimap.edu.my

Muhammad Adlin Syahar Mahadi, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Tetap Pauh Putra, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia

adlinsyahar@yahoo.com

Asmawi Sanuddin, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Tetap Pauh Putra, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia

asmawi@unimap.edu.my

Ahmad Nabil Mohd Khalil, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Tetap Pauh Putra, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia

nabilkhalil@unimap.edu.my

Yuzairi Abdul Rahim, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Tetap Pauh Putra, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia

yuzairi@unimap.edu.my

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Published

2022-05-14

How to Cite

Che Hussin, M. H. ., Sa’adah Ahmad @ Ahmad Sowi, Mahadi, M. A. S., Sanuddin, A., Mohd Khalil, A. N. ., & Abdul Rahim, Y. . (2022). Experimental Performance of R134a/SiO2 in Refrigeration System for Domestic Use. Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, 95(1), 145–163. https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.95.1.145163

Issue

Vol. 95 No. 1: July (2022)

Section

Articles