Effect of temperature on rheological properties of copper oxide nanoparticles dispersed in propylene glycol and water mixture

J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2007 Jul;7(7):2318-22. doi: 10.1166/jnn.2007.437.

Abstract

This paper reports on experimental investigation of the rheological behavior of copper oxide nanoparticles dispersed in a 60:40 propylene glycol and water mixture. Nanofluids of a particle volume concentration from 0 to 6% have been tested in this study. The experiments were conducted over a temperature range of -35 degrees C to 50 degrees C to establish their behavior for use as a heat transfer fluid in cold climates. The experiments reveal that this nanofluid in the range of particle volume percentage tested exhibits a Newtonian behavior. A new exponential correlation has been developed from the experimental data, which expresses the viscosity as a function of particle volume percent and the temperature of the nanofluid. The slope of relative viscosity curve was found to be higher at lower temperatures.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Colloids / chemistry*
  • Complex Mixtures / chemistry
  • Copper / chemistry*
  • Crystallization / methods*
  • Macromolecular Substances / chemistry
  • Materials Testing
  • Microfluidics / methods*
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Nanostructures / ultrastructure*
  • Nanotechnology / methods*
  • Particle Size
  • Propylene Glycol / chemistry*
  • Solutions
  • Surface Properties
  • Temperature
  • Viscosity
  • Water / chemistry*

Substances

  • Colloids
  • Complex Mixtures
  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Solutions
  • Water
  • Propylene Glycol
  • Copper
  • cupric oxide