ON THE CALORIMETRY OF NANOFLUIDS

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Material Information

Title:

ON THE CALORIMETRY OF NANOFLUIDS

Physical Description:

Book

Language:

English

Creator:

Raud, Ralf

Publisher:

New College of Florida

Place of Publication:

Sarasota, Fla.

Publication Date:

2014

Thesis/Dissertation Information

Degree:

Bachelor's ( B.A.)

Degree Grantor:

New College of Florida

Degree Divisions:

Natural Sciences

Area of Concentration:

Physics, Mathematics

Faculty Sponsor:

Sendova, Mariana

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Genre:

bibliography   ( marcgt )
theses   ( marcgt )
government publication (state, provincial, territorial, dependent)   ( marcgt )
born-digital   ( sobekcm )
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation

Notes

Abstract:

The experimental determination of the specific heat capacity (cp) of alumina and titania based nanofluids is reported. The results validate using the heat capacity of the nanoparticles and the heat capacity of the base fluid in the same proportion as their masses, Model A, as the correct way of predicting the specific heat of nanofluids. A TA Instruments Q20 Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) was used to discover that the cp of the nanofluid decreased as concentration of the nanoparticles increased. The experimentally determined cp matched the results of similar experiments as reported in the literature. The validity of using the heat capacities of the nanoparticles and base fluid in proportion to their volumetric concentration, Model B, is discussed. In addition, the latent heat of fusion is reported. The data indicated the nanofluid latent heat is inversely proportional to the nanoparticle concentration.

Statement of Responsibility:

by Ralf Raud

Thesis:

Thesis (B.A.) -- New College of Florida, 2014

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Online version not currently available.

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Includes bibliographical references.

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General Note:

Faculty Sponsor: Sendova, Mariana

Record Information

Source Institution:

New College of Florida

Holding Location:

New College of Florida

Rights Management:

Applicable rights reserved.

Classification:

S.T. 2014 R3

System ID:

AA00024794:00001