Experimental Evaluation of Thermal Conductivity and Other Thermophysical Properties of Nanofluids Based on Functionalized (-OH) Mwcnt Nanoparticles Dispersed in Distilled Water

A possible way to increase thermal conductivity of working fluids, while keeping pressure drop at acceptable levels, is through nanofluids. Nanofluids are nano-sized particles dispersed in conventional working fluids. A great number of materials have potential to be used in nanoparticles production and then in nanofluids;one of them is Multi-Walled Carbon Nano Tubes (MWCNT). They have thermal conductivity around 3000 W/mK while other materials used as nanoparticles like CuO have thermal conductivity of 76.5 W/mK. Due to this fact, MWCNT nanoparticles have potential to be used in nanofluids production, aiming to increase heat transfer rate in energy systems. In this context, the main goal of this paper is to evaluate from the synthesis to the experimental measurement of thermal conductivity of nanofluid samples based on functionalized (-OH) MWCNT nanoparticles. They will be analyzed nanoparticles with different functionalization degrees (4% wt, 6% wt, and 9% wt). In addition, it will be quantified other thermophysical properties (dynamic viscosity, specific heat and specific mass) of the synthetized nanofluids. So, the present work can contribute with experimental data that will help researches in the study and development of MWCNT nanofluids. According to the results, the maximum increment obtained in thermal conductivity was 10.65% in relation to the base fluid (water).

Thermophysical properties of the Ni-based alloy Nimonic 80A up to 2400 K

Nimonic 80A is a nickel-chromium alloy which is strengthened by additions of titanium and aluminium. The alloy is used for high temperature, high strength applications. Wire shaped Nimonic 80A samples are resistively volume heated as part of a fast capacitor discharge circuit. Time resolved measurements with sub-μs resolution of current through the specimen are performed with a Pearson probe, voltage drop across the specimen is measured with knife-edge contacts and ohmic voltage dividers and the radiance temperature of the sample with a pyrometer. These measurements allow to determine heat of fusion as well as heat capacity and electrical resistivity at initial geometry of Nimonic 80A as a function of temperature in the solid and in the liquid phase up to 2400 K.

An Experimental Study of Thermophysical Properties for Quinary High-Entropy NiFeCoCrCu/Al Alloys

Two quinary high-entropy alloys （HEAs） with equiatomic concentrations formed by doping either Cu or A1 elements into the quaternary NiFeCoCr alloy are produced by arc melting and spray casting techniques. Their entropy of fusion, thermal expansion coefficient and thermal diffusivity are experimentally investigated with differential scanning cMorimetry, dilatometry and laser flash methods. The NiFeCoCrCu HEAs contain a face- centered cubic high-entropy phase plus a minor interdendritic （Cu） phase and display a lower entropy of fasion and the Vickers hardness. The NiFeCoCrAl HEAs consist of two body-centered cubie high-entropy phases with coarse dendritic structures and show higher entropy of fusion and the Vickers hardness. Both the thermal expansion coefficient and the thermal diffusivity of the former Cu-doped alloy are signitieantly larger than those of the latter At-doped M1oy. Although the temperature dependence of thermal diffusivity is similar for both HEAs, it is peculiar that the thermal expansion curve of the NiFeCoCrAl alloy exhibits an inflexion at temperatures of 860-912 K.

Experimental investigation of the normal spectral emissivity and other thermophysical properties of pulse-heated Ni-Ti and Au-Ni alloys into the liquid phase

In a previous paper it was shown that the normal spectral emissivity at 684.5 nm of a binary alloy can be lower than that of the pure constituent components. For the actual probes it was found that the observed values of normal spectral emissivity of the alloys are in between or higher than those of the pure constituent components. Experiments were conducted on the alloy systems Ni-Ti and Au-Ni. Their emissivity as well as electrical resistivity and enthalpy as a function of temperature is presented.

Measurements of the Thermophysical Properties of the API 5L X80

The thermophysical properties of API 5L X80 steel were experimentally measured, in order to use these in computational models to determine the temperature field in welded joints. In this work, values of thermal expansion coefficient, specific heat, thermal diffusivity and thermal conductivity were experimentally obtained as a function of temperature. The thermal expansion coefficient was determined at temperatures of 20°C to 1200°C in a dilatometer DIL 402 PC. The specific heat was determined on a differential scanning calorimeter at temperatures between 300°C and 1200°C. The diffusivity and thermal conductivity were determined in the temperature range 100°C to 800°C in a 457 LFA diffusivimeter using laser flash technique. The thermal expansion coefficient remained approximately with constant value of 8.5 × 10-6 K-1 and suffered two falls reaching values -25 × 10-6 K-1 and -50 × 10-6 K-1 in the stages of heating and cooling respectively. It was observed for this material, minimum and maximum values of specific heat equal to 0.571 J/gK and 1.084 J/gK at temperatures of 300°C and 720°C, respectively. The behavior of thermal diffusivity and thermal conductivity in the temperature range 100°C to 800°C tends to decrease with increasing temperature. Based on the measured properties, computational modeling of the temperature field can be numerically obtained with better accuracy.

Finite temperature thermophysical properties of MgCu intermetallic compound from quasi-harmonic Debye model

The influence of pressure and temperature on the thermodynamic properties of MgCu intermetallic compound was investigated by quasi-harmonic Debye model approximation.The equation of state(EoS)parameters has performed using plane-wave pseudopotential(PW-PP)approach in the framework of the density functional theory(DFT)and the generalized gradient approximation(GGA)for the exchange-correlation functional.Our results agree well with other data of the literature.The finite temperature thermophysical properties under pressure up to 16 GPa and high temperature up to 800 K,respectively were determined.Our results of the thermophysical properties are also agree very well with other data of the literature,where for example at ambient temperature,the deviation between our obtained value(11.05 Cal mol^(−1)K^(−1))of C V,and the theoretical value(11.21 Cal mol^(−1)K^(−1))reported in the literature is only around 1.44%.The finite temperature thermophysical properties were found varied monotonically with either temperature or pressure.Compared with other materials previously studied,similar behaviors were observed.

Supercritical thermophysical properties prediction of multi-component hydrocarbon fuels based on artificial neural network models

A good understanding of the thermophysical properties of hydrocarbon fuels at supercritical pressure is important to research on experiment and numerical simulation of fuel supercritical spray.Experimental measurements are difficult to conduct directly because of the extremely high pressure and high temperature.In this study,back propagation(BP)neural network,BP optimized by mind evolution algorithm(MEA-BP)and BP neural network optimized by genetic algorithm(GA-BP)are established to determine the nonlinear temperature-dependent thermophysical properties of density,viscosity,and isobaric specific heat(C_(2))of hydrocarbon fuels at supercritical pressure.Meanwhile,approximate formulas for these properties prediction are primarily proposed using polynomial fitting.In this paper,models that can predict three types of physical properties of three kinds of hydrocarbon fuels and their mixtures in a wide temperature range under supercritical pressure are established.In the prediction of density and C_(2),BP neural network has a good prediction effect.The results show that the MAPE is lower than 2%in the prediction of density and C_(2),but the MAPE of viscosity prediction is slightly higher than 5%using BP.Furthermore,MEA and GA are used to optimize the prediction of viscosity.The optimization effect and computation of the MEA is better than that of GA because MEA does not have the local optimization and prematurity problems.The present work offers an efficient tool to predict the thermophysical properties of hydrocarbon fuels over a wide range of temperatures under supercritical pressure which can be easily extended to other fuels of interest.It will be beneficial to the experiment and numerical simulation studies of supercritical sprays.

Thermophysical properties of BiFeO_(3)/REE multiferroics in a wide temperature range

The paper presents the results of a comprehensive study of the thermophysical properties(thermal conductivity,thermal diffusivity,heat capacity)of high-temperature multiferroic BiFeO_(3) modified with rare-earth elements(REEs)(La,Pr,Nd,Sm,Eu,Gd,Tb,Dy,Ho,Er,Tm,Lu).The regularities of the formation of the mentioned characteristics were established.The assumptions about the nature of the observed phenomena were suggested.

CALTPP:A general program to calculate thermophysical properties

A program CALTPP(CALculation of ThermoPhysical Properties)is developed in order to provide various thermophysical properties such as diffusion coefficient,interfacial energy,thermal conductivity,viscosity and molar volume mainly as function of temperature and composition.These thermophysical properties are very important inputs for microstructure simulations and mechanical property predictions.The general structure of CALTPP is briefly described,and the CALPHAD-type models for the description of these thermophysical properties are presented.The CALTPP program contains the input module,calculation and/or optimization modules and output module.A few case studies including(a)the calculation of diffusion coefficient and optimization of atomic mobility,(b)the calculation of solid/liquid,coherent solid/solid and liquid/liquid interfacial energies,(c)the calculation of thermal conductivity,(d)the calculation of viscosity,and(e)the establishment of molar volume database in binary and ternary alloys are demonstrated to show the features of CALTPP.It is expected that CALTPP will be an effective contribution in both scientific research and education.

Progress in preparation of AlN-reinforced magnesium matrix composites:A review

As a ceramic material,AlN has very good thermophysical and mechanical properties.In addition,AlN is an effective refining agent for Mg alloys because it has a lattice constant similar to that of Mg.Therefore,AlN is an ideal reinforcement for magnesium matrix composites(MMCs),and is attracting increasing attention.This review addresses the development of preparation technologies for AlN-reinforced Mg matrix composites.The mainstream preparation techniques include stir casting,melt infiltration,powder metallurgy,and in-situ methods.In addition,the advantages and disadvantages of these techniques are analyzed in depth,and it is pointed out that the next direction for the preparation of high-performance AlN-reinforced MMCs is less aluminization and multiple technologies integration.

Study on the influencing factors of rock-soil thermophysical parameters in shallow geothermal energy

Thermophysical parameters are the main parameters affecting the utilization efficiency of shallow geothermal energy. Based on the research and evaluation data of shallow geothermal energy in capital cities of China, this paper analyzes the differences between two testing methods and finds that data measured in in-situ thermal conductivity test is closer to the actual utilization. This paper analyzes the influencing factors of thermophysical parameters from lithology, density, moisture content and porosity: The thermal conductivity coefficient of bedrock is generally higher than Quaternary system loose bed soil; as for the coefficient of bedrock, dolomite, shale and granite are higher while gabbro, sandstone and mudstone are lower; as for the coefficient of loose bed, pebble and gravel are higher while clay and silt are lower. As the particle size of sand decreases, the thermal conductivity coefficient declines accordingly. The thermal conductivity coefficient increases linearly with growing density and decreases in logarithm with growing moisture content as well as porosity; specific heat capacity decreases in logarithm with growing density, increases in power exponent with growing moisture content and decreases linearly with growing porosity. The thermal conductivity coefficient is high when hydrodynamic condition is good and vice versa. The conclusions of this paper have guiding significance for the research, evaluation and development of shallow geothermal energy in other areas.

Study on Graphene Oxide Modified Inorganic Phase Change Materials and Their Packaging Behavior

We prepared the nano-inorganic phase-change ＂alloy＂ materials through the modification of Na2SO4·10H2O using Na2HPO4·12H2O and GO nano-nucleating agent, and further investigated their thermophysical properties such as melting/solidification temperatures and enthalpies via differential scanning calorimetry. When the weight ratio of Na2SO4·10H2O and Na2HPO4·12H2O was 8：2 and the weight ratio of graphene oxide was 0.5% of phase change material, the phase change ＂alloy＂ material showed excellent performances, specifically, the melting temperature and latent heat were found to be 22 ℃ and 190 J/g with a degree of subcooling decreased from 8.6℃ to 2.1℃. In order to extend the application of the phase change ＂alloy＂ material to building energy saving field, it was adsorbed on expanded glass beads under vacuum and further covered with diatomite. When the adsorption rate of EGB（volume） and PCAM（weight） was 2.5：1, the particle size of diatomaceous earth was found to be 3.6μm, while the best packaging result was obtained with the melting temperature and latent heat being 21℃ and 135 J/g, and no leakage was observed.

Analysis of Heat Transfer Phenomena inside Concrete Hollow Blocks

During both hot and cold seasons,masonry walls play an important role in the thermal performance between the interior and the exterior of occupied spaces.It is thus essential to analyze the thermal behavior at the hollow block’s level in order to better understand the temperature and heat flux distribution in its structure and potentially limit as much as possible the heat transfer through the block.In this scope,this paper offers an experimental and numerical in-depth analysis of heat transfer phenomena inside a hollow block using a dedicated experimental setup including a well-insulated reference box and several thermocouples and fluxmeters distributed at the boundaries and inside the hollow block.The block was then numerically 3D modelled and simulated using COMSOL Multiphysics under the same conditions,properties,and dimensions as the experimentally tested block.The comparison between the numerical and experimental results provides very satisfactory results with relative difference of less than 4%for the computed thermal resistance.

RESEARCH ON MEASURING METHOD OF THE THERMALCONDUCTIVITY FOR HIGHLY POROUS MATERIALS

A transient method with rectangular pulse heating has been developed to measure the thermal conductivity of highly porous materials such as activated carbon, zeolite and silica gel. By this method the thermal conductivity can be measured quickly and accu-rately. In this paper, a set of automatically controlled testing equiptnent is presented.The measuring method is analysed. The thermal conductivities of some samples, such as activated carbon and zeolite, are measured by the equipment. A group of useful data has been obtained.

Metastable liquid properties and rapid crystal growth of Ti-Ni-Al alloy investigated by electrostatic levitation and molecular dynamics simulation

Electrostatic levitation technique and molecular dynamics simulation were performed to investigate the thermophysical properties,liquid structure and crystal growth dependence on undercooling of Ti_(85)Ni_(10)Al_(5) alloy.The liquid Ti_(85)Ni_(10)Al_(5) alloy was substantially undercooled up to 335 K(0.18T_(L)).As undercooling increased,the potential energy of the liquid alloy decreased and the alloy entered into a high metastable state.At this state,the atoms tended to bond with each other and the clusters were inclined to convert into high-coordinated clusters,as confirmed by the fraction of the high-coordinated clusters variation.The enlarged clusters and enhanced local structure stability contributed to the increase of the thermophysical parameters and crystal growth velocity,and eventually dendrite refinement.The density,the specific heat and the surface tension of liquid alloy exhibited a linear relation with temperature and the shear viscosity of liquid alloy showed exponential variation which showed good agreement with the calculation results by molecular dynamics simulation.The growth velocity first increased slowly and then dramatically once the undercooling exceeded the threshold.The achieved maximum crystal growth velocity was 12.4 m s^(−1) and it was up to 326 times of the value at 94 K undercooling.

Moisture and Temperature Response of Structural and Lithology based Thermophysical and Energy Saving Traits of Limestone using Experimental and Least-Square Fitting Methods

Thermophysical analysis of the crustal rocks is important for heat transfer determination and insulation purposes to save energy in buildings.In the presented work,thermophysical properties of four limestones were investigated in dry and moist state under ambient conditions by using a transient plane source method.A thermal constant analyzer was used to raise the sample temperature and to measure the thermal properties in the temperature range of 300 K to 433 K.Thermal conductivity and diffusivity were measured by developing a linear relationship between temperature response of TPS (transient plane source) sensor and dimensionless time function through least-square fitting method.The experimental observations and predicted thermal conductivity of samples have shown that in-situ observations are important to determine the thermal properties accurately.The effect of temperature on thermal properties of limestone was defined by considering the chemical composition of the samples and associated heat transfer mechanism.Both thermal conductivity and diffusivity of limestone decreased while specific heat capacity increased with a rise in temperature.The overall findings indicate that the spinoff of this research is useful in studying the reliance of thermophysical properties of rocks on their structures and lithology.

Nucleation undercooling, solidification structures and magnetic properties of Nd_9Fe_(85–x)Ti_4C_2B_x (x=10–15) magnetic alloys

Nd_9Fe_（85–x）Ti_4C_2B_x（x=10–15） magnetic alloys were investigated by differential thermal analysis and X-ray diffraction analysis. The results showed that with the B content increasing from 10 at.% to 15 at.%, the liquidus temperatures TL of the alloys decreased from 1498.5 to 1472.5 K; the solidus temperatures TS of them increased from 1353.2 to 1358.3 K; and the nucleation undercooling of the alloy melts cooled at the rate of 40 K/min decreased from 122.8 to 95.9 K, resulting in the solidification structures consisting of Nd_2Fe_（14）B, Fe_3B, α-Fe, Nd1.1Fe4B4 and TiC nanocrystallines. Furthermore, the Nd_9Fe_（85–x）Ti_4C_2B_x（x=11, 13, 15） bulk alloys in sheet form with the thickness of 0.7 mm were prepared by copper mold suction casting and their solidification characteristics and solidification structures under sub-rapidly cooling rate were investigated. The results showed that partially amorphous structures were obtained in the as-cast bulk alloys and the amount of amorphous decreased with the increase of the B content. By annealing the as-cast bulk alloys at 923 K for 10 min, the nanocomposite microstructures composed with Nd_2Fe_（14）B, Fe_3B and α-Fe nanocrystallines, which showed a single-phase hard magnetic behavior and enhanced magnetic properties, were achieved.

Crystal structure,microstructure,electrophysical properties,and thermally induced aging of PZT-CdNb_(2)O_(6)ceramics

Solid solution samples of the three-component system(1−x)Pb(Ti_(0.5)Zr_(0.5))O_(3)−xCdNb_(2)O_(6)with x=0.0125-0.0500,Δx=0.0125 were obtained by solid phase synthesis followed by sintering using conventional ceramic technology.The crystal structure,microstructure,electrophysical,and thermophysical properties of these ceramics have been studied.It is shown that all studied solid solutions can be divided into two groups(with x=0.0125 and with x>0.0125),characterized by different characteristics of the change in properties with variations in external influences.This is probably due to the transition from a perovskite-type structure with a tetragonal(T)unit cell to inhomogeneous solid solutions consisting of a series of T-phases with similar cell parameters.A conclusion is made about the expediency of using the data obtained in the development of similar materials for devices based on them.

Nanoparticle-enhanced coolants in machining:mechanism,application,and prospects

Nanoparticle-enhanced coolants(NPECs)are increasingly used in minimum quantity lubrication(MQL)machining as a green lubricant to replace conventional cutting fluids to meet the urgent need for carbon emissions and achieve sustainable manufacturing.However,the thermophysical properties of NPEC during processing remain unclear,making it difficult to provide precise guidance and selection principles for industrial applications.Therefore,this paper reviews the action mechanism,processing properties,and future development directions of NPEC.First,the laws of influence of nano-enhanced phases and base fluids on the processing performance are revealed,and the dispersion stabilization mechanism of NPEC in the preparation process is elaborated.Then,the unique molecular structure and physical properties of NPECs are combined to elucidate their unique mechanisms of heat transfer,penetration,and antifriction effects.Furthermore,the effect of NPECs is investigated on the basis of their excellent lubricating and cooling properties by comprehensively and quantitatively evaluating the material removal characteristics during machining in turning,milling,and grinding applications.Results showed that turning of Ti‒6Al‒4V with multi-walled carbon nanotube NPECs with a volume fraction of 0.2%resulted in a 34%reduction in tool wear,an average decrease in cutting force of 28%,and a 7%decrease in surface roughness Ra,compared with the conventional flood process.Finally,research gaps and future directions for further applications of NPECs in the industry are presented.

Performance evaluation of absorption thermal energy storage/transmission using ionic liquid absorbents

Efficient thermal energy storage and transmission are considered as two of the most significant challenges for decarbonisation in thermal energy utilization.The liquid-gas absorption thermal energy storage/transmission sys-tem is promising approach to tackle these challenges,owing to the long-term stability,flexibility in heat/cooling output,and liquid medium.At present,the shortcomings of conventional absorption working fluids have trig-gered considerable interest in searching for novel working pairs,such as ionic liquids(ILs).However,it is still unknown whether ILs can work effectively in thermal energy transmission with long distance.In this study,the absorption thermal energy storage/transmission systems using IL absorbents are theoretically investigated.mod-eling frameworks for working pairs screening and performance evaluation are proposed.Results show that the IL-based working pairs present better or comparable performance than conventional working pairs(including H_(2) O/Salts and NH 3/Salts).Among the investigated IL-based working pairs,H_(2) O/[EMIM][EtSO 4]presents high-est COP(around 0.62)and exergy efficiency(around 0.32),and is relatively close to H_(2) O/LiBr.As for energy storage density,H_(2) O/[EMIM][Ac]performs better than H_(2) O/LiBr,presenting 137.4 kWh/m 3 with a desorption temperature of 115°C.The present work provides a straightforward screening of IL absorbents for thermal energy storage and transmission purposes.