Rapid and Efficient Synthesis of Silver Nanofluid Using Electrical Discharge Machining

Table 1

The key parameters of electrical discharge machining (EDM) for silver nanofluid production.

Parameters	Values
Dielectric fluid volume	200 mL (18.2 MΩ⋅cm)
Anode diameter	1 mm
Cathode diameter	2 mm
Electrodes: metallic silver rod	99.9%
Open circuit voltage	140 V
Arcing current	11.5 ± 0.5 A
On-off duration	Variable: 5-5 to 1000-1000 μs
Temperature	Room temperature (25°C)
Fabrication process time	1, 2, 3 min
Pressure	1 atm