Synthesis and Thermal Energy Storage Analysis of Copper Oxide Nano fluid for Heat Transfer Applications
S K Dinesh Kumar1, A. Rajendra Prasad2, T. Vinithra Banu3, T. Vignesh4, I. Aatthisugan5
1S K Dinesh Kumar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Sairam Engineering College, Chennai-600044, India.
2A. Rajendra Prasad, Principal, Sri Sairam Engineering College, Chennai-600044, India.
3T.Vinithra Banu, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Prince Shri Venkateshwara Padmavathy Engineering College, Ponmar-600127, India.
4T. Vignesh Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajalakshmi Engineering College,Chennai-602105, India.
5I. Aatthisugan, Department of Mechanical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur- 603203, India.
Manuscript received on 22 August 2019. | Revised Manuscript received on 03 September 2019. | Manuscript published on 30 September 2019. | PP: 3616-3619 | Volume-8 Issue-11, September 2019. | Retrieval Number: K24720981119/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.K2472.0981119
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Abstract: In this paper we have discussed about the synthesis and thermal analysis of nanofluid as phase change material (PCM). Enhancement of thermal conductivity rate serves as a greatest challenge in the present scenario and to overcome this hindrance, nanofluid synthesis was made. Copper oxide nanoparticle was synthesised by double precipitation method and the nanofluid was prepared by two step method. Paraffin was selected as a base material in which the CuO-nanoparticle was dispersed. To check the thermal storage enhancement Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) test was carried out. With the melting and solidification curve analysis we were able to infer that the latent thermal storage enhancement was increased drastically with the nanoparticle dispersed sample, than with the ordinary base material. The above nanofluid was subjected to laser flash analysis (LFA) to obtain the thermal conductivity enhancement rate. Thus, we can come up with a suggestion of using CuO nanofluid as an effective phase change material (PCM) for heating applications.
Keywords: Nanoparticles; Nanofluid; phase change material; Copper Oxide; paraffin.
Scope of the Article: Thermal Engineering.