Effect of polyethylene glycol addition as surfactant on thermal conductivity of carbon nanotube based nanofluids

Raissa Raihana Hamidi, Wahyuaji Narottama Putra

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Abstract

Carbon Nanotube (CNT) is a material known to have a high thermal conductivity. Therefore, CNT is widely used for heat transfer applications. One of the CNT applications in heat transfer is to make nanofluids. CNT is a cylindrical molecule consisting layers of single layer carbon atom sheets (graphene). CNTs can be single walled (SWCNT) or multi-walled (MWCNT). In this study, MWCNT was used and characterized by using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). CNT-based nanofluids were synthesized by adding 0.01%, 0.03%, and 0.05% of CNT particles as well as 10%, 20%, and 30% Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) surfactants into distilled water. The objective of surfactants addition was to maintain the stability of nanofluids. The addition of PEG surfactant concentrations by 20% and 30% decreases the thermal conductivity of nanofluids. On the other hand, the stability of CNT-based nanofluids increases after the addition of PEG surfactants.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Metallurgy and Engineering Materials
Subtitle of host publicationCharacterizations and Innovation
EditorsJaka Fajar Fatriansyah, Deni Ferdian, Wahyuaji Narottama Putra, Akhmad Herman Yuwono, Donanta Dhaneswara, Nofrijon Sofyan
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780735444669
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 May 2023
EventInternational Meeting on Advances in Metallurgy and Materials 2020, i-MAMM 2020 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 16 Nov 202017 Nov 2020

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume2538
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

ConferenceInternational Meeting on Advances in Metallurgy and Materials 2020, i-MAMM 2020
CityVirtual, Online
Period16/11/2017/11/20

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