Feasibility Assessment of Thermal Management System for Green Power Sources Using Nanofluid
Table 1
Specific heat, density, and viscosity of nanofluid at various temperatures and concentrations.
Item
Water
Experimental data
Calculation data*
0.5 wt.%
1.0 wt.%
1.5 wt.%
0.5 wt.%
1.0 wt.%
1.5 wt.%
Specific heat (cp)
30
4.18
4.24
4.09
4.00
4.18
4.17
4.17
40
4.18
4.24
4.09
4.00
4.18
4.17
4.17
50
4.18
4.24
4.09
4.01
4.18
4.17
4.17
60
4.19
4.25
4.10
4.03
4.18
4.18
4.17
Density
30
995.60
1002.30
1014.70
1018.70
1001.73
1005.49
1009.29
40
991.67
997.70
1009.30
1012.30
995.93
999.70
1003.51
50
986.00
993.00
1002.00
1004.00
991.74
995.51
999.33
60
980.99
988.20
992.80
993.80
986.94
990.73
994.55
Viscosity
30
0.70
0.80
0.83
0.88
0.75
0.75
0.76
40
0.65
0.70
0.73
0.75
0.68
0.68
0.68
50
0.55
0.63
0.65
0.70
0.60
0.60
0.61
60
0.53
0.55
0.60
0.65
0.55
0.55
0.56
Note: the calculation data of specific heat is calculated by (3), the calculation data of density is calculated by (4), and the calculation data of viscosity is calculated by (5).
