The specific heat of aqueous graphene+Al 2 O 3 (1:1) hybrid nanofluid was measured using the cooling method. The influence of nanoparticle mass fraction and temperature on the specific heat capacity of the hybrid nanofluids was investigated, the specific heat of the hybrid nanofluid was compared with that of aqueous graphene oxide nanofluid and Al 2 O 3 nanofluid. A fitted formula of the specific heat of the hybrid nanofluid was proposed based on the experimental data. It indicates that the specific heat reduction ratio increases with increase of nanoparticle fraction; the maximum reduction ratio is 7% at 0.15wt% at 20 °C. The mass fraction of nanoparticle affects the specific heat of hybrid nanofluid more significantly at lower temperature. Temperature impacts the specific heat more distinctly than the nanoparticle fraction. The specific heat increases with temperature and the maximum specific heat reduction ratio of the hybrid nanofluid diminishes from 7 % at 20 °C to 2% at 70 °C at the mass fraction of 0.05%.
Thermal ice storage has gained a lot of interest due to its ability as cold energy storage. However, low thermal conductivity and high supercooling degree have become major issues during thermal cycling. For reducing the cost and making full use of the advantages of the graphene oxide–Al2O3, this study proposes heat transfer enhancement of thermal ice storage using novel hybrid nanofluids of aqueous graphene oxide–Al2O3. Thermal conductivity of aqueous graphene oxide–Al2O3 nanofluid was measured experimentally over a range of temperatures (0-70 °C) and concentrations. Thermal conductivity of ice mixing with the hybrid nanoparticles was tested. The influences of pH, dispersant, ultrasonic power and ultrasonic time on the stability of the hybrid nanofluids were examined. A new model for the effective thermal conductivity of the hybrid nanofluids considering the structure and Brownian motion was proposed. The results showed that pH, dispersant, ultrasonic power level and ultrasonication duration are important factors affecting the stability of the hybrid nanofluids tested. The optimum conditions for stability are pH = 11, 1% SDS, 375 W ultrasonic power level and 120 min ultrasonic application time. The thermal conductivity of hybrid nanofluids increases with the increase of temperature and mass fraction of nanoparticles. A newly proposed thermal conductivity model considering the nanofluid structure and Brownian motion can predict the thermal conductivity of hybrid nanofluids reasonably well.
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