In earlier studies, much research has focused on increasing the efficiency of heat exchanger fields. Therefore, in this study, graphene nanofluid was fabricated for use as a heat transfer medium for a heat exchanger. Graphene has excellent electrical conductivity, mechanical properties, and heat transfer properties. It is expected that the heat transfer efficiency will be improved by fabricating the nanofluid. However, graphene is prone to sedimentation, because of its cohesion due to van der Waals binding force. In this experiment, a nanofluid was fabricated with enhanced dispersibility by surfactant and the ball-milling process. The zeta potential, absorbance, and thermal conductivity of the nanofluid were measured. As a result, when using the ratio of 2:1 (graphene:sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)), a higher thermal conductivity was obtained than in other conditions.
This study was designed to examine the physical disintegration of graphene (GN), an excellent heat conductor, by using the planetary ball mill, a simple and convenient means to produce particles arbitrarily. The conditions for the disintegration of GN were distinguished by the rotation of the planetary ball mill (200 rpm, 400 rpm, and 600 rpm) and by the duration of its operation (30 min, 60 min, and 90 min), respectively. From the results, we saw that, when experimental conditions are 200 rpm with 60 min, the particle size was the smallest (at 328 nm) and the results of thermal conductivity were the highest. In the absorbance results, GN was well dispersed because the value of its absorbance is high.
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