EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES IN PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER USING THERMINOL-55/Al2O3 AND GLYCEROL/Al2O3 NANOFLUIDS Original scientific paper

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Periasamy Manikandan Srinivasan
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0506-7282
Nesakumar Dharmakkan

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The experiment aimed to compare the heat transfer performance of two base fluids, Therminol-55 and glycerol, both mixed with aluminum oxide nanoparticles. The investigation focused on assessing how the addition of aluminum oxide nanoparticles (at concentrations of 0.1%, 0.2%, and 0.25% by volume) affected heat transfer in a plate heat exchanger using a mixture of Therminol-55/water and Glycerol/water. Results demonstrated a significant enhancement in heat transfer efficiency for both the hot and cold sides of the exchanger when using these nanoparticle-infused base fluid mixtures. Specifically, the study observed notably improved heat transfer coefficients for the Therminol-55/water mixture with a 0.25% nanoparticle concentration, achieving 3859 W/m²K (23% higher) for the hot fluid coefficient, 4195 W/m²K (31% higher) for the cold fluid coefficient, and an overall coefficient of 2310 W/m²K (23% higher). Similarly, the Glycerol/water mixture with a 0.25% nanoparticle concentration exhibited superior performance, reaching 4491 W/m²K (30% higher) for the hot fluid coefficient, 4395 W/m²K (36% higher)for the cold fluid coefficient, and an overall coefficient of 2508 W/m²K (28% higher). These findings indicate that the Glycerol/water mixture with aluminum oxide nanoparticles outperforms the Therminol-55/water counterpart, suggesting its potential to minimize temperature differentials within the heat exchanger and enhance operational effectiveness.

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EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES IN PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER USING THERMINOL-55/Al2O3 AND GLYCEROL/Al2O3 NANOFLUIDS: Original scientific paper. (2025). Chemical Industry & Chemical Engineering Quarterly, 31(4), 277-284. https://doi.org/10.2298/CICEQ240903035S

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