Performance Analysis of Al₂O₃/Water Nanofluid with Cationic Chitosan Dispersant

Table 1

Parameters in heat exchange experiment.

Items	Parameters
Volume of the fluid sample	750 mL
Inlet water temperature of heat exchanger	20°C, 40°C
Sample of fluid	Solution without dispersant: 0.5 wt.% and 1.0 wt.% Al2O3/water
	Solution with 0.05 wt.% cationic chitosan dispersant: 0.5 wt.% and 1.0 wt.% Al2O3/water
Heating power	60 W, 90 W, 120 W, and 150 W
Flow ratio	1 L/min and 2 L/min
Temperature	25±2 °C