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Effect of morphology of carbon nanomaterials on thermo-physical characteristics, optical properties and photo-thermal conversion performance of nanofluids

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  • Zhang, Long
  • Chen, Leilei
  • Liu, Jian
  • Fang, Xiaoming
  • Zhang, Zhengguo

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Graphite nanoparticles (GNPs), single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and graphene (GE) were dispersed into an ionic liquid (IL) to prepare nanofluids at different mass fractions, respectively. The thermo-physical characteristics, radiative properties, and photo-thermal conversion performance of the IL-based nanofluids containing the carbon nanomaterials with different morphologies were investigated in details. It is shown that all the nanofluids exhibit an increase in thermal conductivity and a decrease in viscosity as composed with the base liquid, and the enhancement and reduction ratios varied with their morphologies. The GE-dispersed nanofluids exhibit the highest thermal conductivity enhancement ratios as compared to the GNPs- and SWCNTs-dispersed ones at the same mass fractions. Among the nanofluids containing different carbon nanomaterials, the GE-dispersed nanofluids show the lowest transmittance and possess the highest extinction coefficients. It is revealed that the photo-thermal conversion performance of the IL has been enhanced by the addition of the carbon nanomterials, and the GE-dispersed nanofluids exhibit the highest photo-thermal conversion efficiency among the nanofluids containing different carbon nanomaterials. The superiorities in thermal conductivity, optical property and photo-thermal conversion efficiency make the GE-dispersed nanofluids show great potential for use as high-performance HTFs in solar thermal systems such as working fluids for DASCs.

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  • Zhang, Long & Chen, Leilei & Liu, Jian & Fang, Xiaoming & Zhang, Zhengguo, 2016. "Effect of morphology of carbon nanomaterials on thermo-physical characteristics, optical properties and photo-thermal conversion performance of nanofluids," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 99(C), pages 888-897.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:99:y:2016:i:c:p:888-897
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2016.07.073
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