Research Article

Improvement of Heat Pipe Solar Collector Thermal Efficiency Using Al2O3/Water and TiO2/Water Nanofluids

Table 2

Devices and technical features used in preparing nanofluid.

Device nameTechnical specifications

Ultrasonic bath (Bandelin DT 255 H)(i) Voltage: 230 V-50/60 Hz
(ii) Ultrasonic power: 160/640 W
(ii) Heater power: 280 W
(iv) Ultrasonic frequency: 35 kHz
(v) Internal volume: 5.5 L

Precision scales (Precisa XB 320M)(i) Precision: 0.1 mg
(ii) Measuring range: 0.02-320 g