Evaluation of the temperature oscillation technique to calculate thermal conductivity of water and systematic measurement of the thermal conductivity of aluminum oxide - Water nanofluid

P. Bhattacharya; S. Nara; P. Vijayan; T. Tang; W. Lai; Patrick Phelan; R. S. Prasher; D. W. Song; J. Wang

doi:10.1115/IMECE2004-60257

Evaluation of the temperature oscillation technique to calculate thermal conductivity of water and systematic measurement of the thermal conductivity of aluminum oxide - Water nanofluid

P. Bhattacharya, S. Nara, P. Vijayan, T. Tang, W. Lai, Patrick Phelan, R. S. Prasher, D. W. Song, J. Wang

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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Abstract

A nanofluid is a fluid containing suspended solid particles, with sizes of the order of nanometers. The nanofluids are better conductors of heat than the base fluid itself. Therefore it is of interest to measure the effective thermal conductivity of such a nanofluid. We use temperature oscillation technique to measure the thermal conductivity of the nanofluid. However, first we evaluate the temperature oscillation technique as a tool to measure thermal conductivity of water. Then we validate our experimental setup by measuring the thermal conductivity of the aluminum oxide - water nanofluid and comparing our results with previously published work. Finally, we do a systematic series of measurements of the thermal conductivities of aluminum oxide - water nanofluids at various temperatures and explain the reasons behind the dependence of the enhancement in thermal conductivity of the nanofluid on temperature.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) HTD
Publisher	American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Pages	51-56
Number of pages	6
Volume	375
Edition	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2004-60257
State	Published - 2004
Event	2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE - Anaheim, CA, United States Duration: Nov 13 2004 → Nov 19 2004

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Other	2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE
Country/Territory	United States
City	Anaheim, CA
Period	11/13/04 → 11/19/04

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Mechanical Engineering
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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Bhattacharya, P., Nara, S., Vijayan, P., Tang, T., Lai, W., Phelan, P., Prasher, R. S., Song, D. W., & Wang, J. (2004). Evaluation of the temperature oscillation technique to calculate thermal conductivity of water and systematic measurement of the thermal conductivity of aluminum oxide - Water nanofluid. In American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) HTD (2 ed., Vol. 375, pp. 51-56). Article IMECE2004-60257 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2004-60257

Evaluation of the temperature oscillation technique to calculate thermal conductivity of water and systematic measurement of the thermal conductivity of aluminum oxide - Water nanofluid. / Bhattacharya, P.; Nara, S.; Vijayan, P. et al.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) HTD. Vol. 375 2. ed. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004. p. 51-56 IMECE2004-60257.

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Bhattacharya, P, Nara, S, Vijayan, P, Tang, T, Lai, W, Phelan, P, Prasher, RS, Song, DW & Wang, J 2004, Evaluation of the temperature oscillation technique to calculate thermal conductivity of water and systematic measurement of the thermal conductivity of aluminum oxide - Water nanofluid. in American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) HTD. 2 edn, vol. 375, IMECE2004-60257, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), pp. 51-56, 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE, Anaheim, CA, United States, 11/13/04. https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2004-60257

Bhattacharya P, Nara S, Vijayan P, Tang T, Lai W, Phelan P et al. Evaluation of the temperature oscillation technique to calculate thermal conductivity of water and systematic measurement of the thermal conductivity of aluminum oxide - Water nanofluid. In American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) HTD. 2 ed. Vol. 375. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). 2004. p. 51-56. IMECE2004-60257 doi: 10.1115/IMECE2004-60257

Bhattacharya, P. ; Nara, S. ; Vijayan, P. et al. / Evaluation of the temperature oscillation technique to calculate thermal conductivity of water and systematic measurement of the thermal conductivity of aluminum oxide - Water nanofluid. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) HTD. Vol. 375 2. ed. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004. pp. 51-56

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