Nanofluids for vehicle thermal management.
Applying nanotechnology to thermal engineering, ANL has addressed the interesting and timely topic of nanofluids. We have developed methods for producing both oxide and metal nanofluids, studied their thermal conductivity, and obtained promising results: (1) Stable suspensions of nanoparticles can be achieved. (2) Nanofluids have significantly higher thermal conductivities than their base liquids. (3) Measured thermal conductivities of nanofluids are much greater than predicted. For these reasons, nanofluids show promise for improving the design and performance of vehicle thermal management systems. However, critical barriers to further development and application of nanofluid technology are agglomeration of nanoparticles and oxidation of metallic nanoparticles. Therefore, methods to prevent particle agglomeration and degradation are required.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- EE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- OSTI ID:
- 924995
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/ET/CP-102846
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- ENGLISH
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