Nanoparticle enhanced ionic liquid heat transfer fluids

Patent · Tue Aug 12 00:00:00 EDT 2014

OSTI ID:1150095

Fox, Elise B.; Visser, Ann E.; Bridges, Nicholas J.; Gray, Joshua R.; Garcia-Diaz, Brenda L.

A heat transfer fluid created from nanoparticles that are dispersed into an ionic liquid is provided. Small volumes of nanoparticles are created from e.g., metals or metal oxides and/or alloys of such materials are dispersed into ionic liquids to create a heat transfer fluid. The nanoparticles can be dispersed directly into the ionic liquid during nanoparticle formation or the nanoparticles can be formed and then, in a subsequent step, dispersed into the ionic liquid using e.g., agitation.

• Research Organization: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River Technology Center (SRTC)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-08SR22470
• Assignee: Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC (Aiken, SC)
• Patent Number(s): 8,801,957
• Application Number: 13/234,284
• OSTI ID: 1150095
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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