Experimental investigation of heat transfer enhancement in pool boiling using novel Ag/ZnO hybrid nanofluids

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - The present study aims at investigating the enhancements in thermal properties, CHF and HTC of novel Ag/ZnO hybrid nanofluid at various concentrations....     

Photochemical Synthesis and Spectral-Optical Characteristics of ZnO/Cu and ZnO/Ag/Cu Nanoheterostructures

The photoreduction of Cu²⁺ at the surface of ZnO nanoparticles and ZnO/Ag nanostructures was investigated. The spectral characteristics of the obtained ZnO/Cu and ZnO/Ag/Cu composites were studied in relation to the reaction conditions. It was shown that the ZnO/Ag nanoparticles have higher photocatalytic activity in the reduction of Cu²⁺ ions than the individual ZnO particles.     

Synthesis and photocatalytic performance of Ag/AgCl/ZnO tetrapod composites

Ag/AgCl is a visible-light plasmonic photocatalyst that has attracted considerable attention because of its high visible-light absorption and activity owing to the surface plasmon resonance of noble-metal nanoparticles. In this study, Ag/AgCl/ZnO tetrapod composite was prepared by introducing ZnO tetrapods into Ag/AgCl prepared by a polydopamine reduction route. Ag/AgCl was densely deposited on the three-dimensional support framework provided by the ZnO tetrapods. The framework possessed a certain degree of porosity, thereby improving the specific surface area of the Ag/AgCl/ZnO composite. The interaction of ZnO with Ag/AgCl further increased the separation and transfer of electron–hole pairs. The Ag/AgCl/ZnO composite showed excellent photocatalytic activity and good stability. Under xenon lamp irradiation for 20 min, degradation of rhodamine B reached 90%. After four recycling tests, degradation remained stable without any sign of reduction. Ag/AgCl/ZnO tetrapod composite is shown to be a kind of green photocatalyst offering high activity, good stability, and recyclability.

     

纳米银/高聚物复合材料的合成及其抑菌性研究进展

纳米银/高聚物复合材料以其优异的物理化学性质,在近几年得到快速发展。而其在高效抑菌灭菌方面的突出性更是引起科研人员的广泛关注。因此,纳米银/高聚物复合材料的合成方式和抑菌性能具有很大应用研究价值。本文综述了近年来纳米银/高聚物复合材料的制备方法和抑菌效果的比较,并展望了纳米银/高聚物的发展方向及应用前景。     

Synthesis of Ag/ZnO mixture for powdered contact materials

The processes of a ultrafine Ag/ZnO mixture produced by coprecipitation from salt solutions were investigated. The coprecipitation in AgNO₃-ZnNO₃-Na₂CO₃ system was analyzed in the presence of surfactants, considering the pH value and a solution composition contribution. The optimal coprecipitation conditions were Na₂CO₃ precipitating agent excess of ～20%, providing a pH value of ～10, with subsequent thermal decomposition of the mixture at about 700 K. A thermal analysis of the precursor mixtures were carried out. The phase composition, dispersity and morphology of the precipitates were determined before and after a thermal treatment. The size decrease of the precipitated particles, as well as dispersity and distribution uniformity increase of the oxide inclusions in the target composite matrix is due to the presence of surfactants in solutions.     

Molecular dynamics simulation of water-based nanofluids viscosity

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - The shear viscosity coefficients of water and water-based nanofluids with copper particles are calculated by the molecular dynamics method. Copper...     

Synthesis, characterization and thermal properties of novel PMDA-PAPD/silica hybrid network polymers

Novel PMDA-PAPD/silica hybrid polymers were synthesized by the sol-gel process. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and ²⁹Si nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy were used to characterize the structure of the hybrids, (condensed siloxane bonds designated as Q¹, Q², Q³, Q⁴, wth 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane having mono-, di-, tri-, tetra-substituted siloxane bonds is designated as T¹, T² and T³). The results revealed that Q³, Q⁴ and T³ are the major microstructure elements in forming a network structure. The surface morphology, particle size, crystallinity and the thermal stability of the hybrids were investigated using Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). SEM and TEM revealed that the hybrids were nanocomposites. The XRD indicated that covalent bonding (Si-O-Si) between the organic and inorganic components enhanced miscibility. DSC and TGA results showed that these hybrid materials had excellent thermal stability. The heat capacities of some materials were reported for the temperature range 273 K and 363 K as no thermal anomaly was found in this temperature range.     

Synthesis,characterization and antibacterial properties of a novel nanocomposite based on polyaniline/polyvinyl alcohol/Ag

In this study, a novel nanocomposite based on polyaniline/polyvinyl alcohol/Ag (PANI/PVA/Ag) has been successfully synthesized. The chemical reduction method was used to produce Ag nanoparticle colloidal solution from Ag⁺ ions. The polymerization of aniline occurred in situ for the preparation of polyaniline (PANI) in the presence of ammonium persulfate. With exposure to Ag nanoparticles on the PANI/PVA composite, a new nanocomposite was obtained. The morphology and particle size of the novel nanocomposite was studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) analyses. According to XRD analysis, the size of nanoparticles was found to be in the range of 10–17 nm. SEM images showed the favored shape of nanoparticles as triangle which is a benign shape for antibacterial analysis. The antibacterial activity of the obtained nanocomposite was also evaluated against Gram positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus (Staph. aureus) and Gram negative Escherichia coli (E. coli) using the paper disk diffusion method. The antibacterial study showed that the PANI/PVA composite did not have a very good antibacterial activity but PANI/PVA/Ag nanocomposites were found to be effective against two bacteria.     

Experimental study on thermo-physical and rheological properties of stable and green reduced graphene oxide nanofluids: Hydrothermal assisted technique

In this study a dehydration hydrothermal technique has been used to introduce a simple, environmentally friendly and facile method for manufacturing highly dispersed reduced graphene oxide for improving the thermo-physical and rheological properties of heat transfer liquids. The hydrothermal reduction of graphene oxide was verified by various characterizations methods such as UV–visible absorption spectroscopy, Zeta potential, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoemission spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. A thorough investigation was conducted on the thermo-physical properties of reduced graphene oxide at concentrations of 0.02, 0.04, 0.06, and 0.08?wt% under different temperatures. Significant improvements in electrical and thermal conductivity were obtained by adding a small amount of hydrothermal-assisted reduced graphene oxide (h-rGO) in the suspension. The viscosity and density remained relatively unchanged with the increase of concentrations where the pH was maintained within the desirable value, despite the fact that no additive was used during the reduction process. It is noteworthy to highlight that the h-rGO aqueous suspensions have shown Newtonian behavior. Results indicated that the h-rGO could be employed as a promising additive for conventional heat transfer liquids for different thermal applications.     

Photochemical Synthesis,Spectral-Optical and Electrophysical Properties of Composite Nanoparticles of ZnO/Ag

The photochemical synthesis of nanoparticles of ZnO/Ag in isopropanol solutions has been carried out. Their optical properties have been studied and the parameters of the plasma resonance of the nanoparticles of silver in the ZnO/Ag composites have been calculated. It has been established that the hypsochromic shift of the plasma band of silver observed on irradiation of the nanocomposite is a result of accumulation of excess electrons on the ZnO/Ag particles which leads to equalization of the potentials of the conductions zones of the semiconductor and the metallic components of the nanocomposite.     

Ag/ZnO/ZnSe三元异质结的合成及其可见光光催化性能

以Ag纳米线为模板,通过两步水浴法合成了Ag/ZnO/ZnSe三元异质结光催化材料。利用场发射扫描电子显微镜(FESEM)、X射线能谱仪(EDS)、X射线衍射仪(XRD)以及透射电子显微镜(FETEM)对样品的形貌和结构进行了表征。结果显示,Ag/ZnO/ZnSe三元异质结为蠕虫状的Ag/ZnO二元异质结外镶嵌着ZnSe小颗粒。在可见光下,对比纯Ag纳米线、纯ZnO纳米球、Ag/ZnO异质结对罗丹明B的可见光降解效率,结果发现Ag/ZnO/ZnSe异质结表现出了更高的光催化效率。其光催化性能的提高主要是由于Ag/ZnO/ZnSe异质结的作用促使电子空穴对的分离,降低了电子空穴对的复合机率,从而提高了材料的光催化效率。     

Phenomenological formula for thermal conductivity coefficient of water-based nanofluids

A phenomenological formula has been proposed to describe the thermal conductivity of waterbased nanofluids. The formula has been derived based on available experimental data on nanofluids containing Al₂O₃ particles. It takes into account the dependence of the thermal conductivity coefficients of the nanofluids on both volume concentration and sizes of the particles. The formula has also been shown to describe with an accuracy of about 3% the thermal conductivity coefficients of nanofluids containing TiO₂, SiO₂, ZrO₂, and CuO particles with sizes of 8–150 nm and volume concentrations as high as 8%.     

Ag/ZnO/ZnSe三元异质结的合成及其可见光光催化性能

以Ag纳米线为模板,通过两步水浴法合成了Ag/Zn O/Zn Se三元异质结光催化材料。利用场发射扫描电子显微镜(FESEM)、X射线能谱仪(EDS)、X射线衍射仪(XRD)以及透射电子显微镜(FETEM)对样品的形貌和结构进行了表征。结果显示,Ag/Zn O/Zn Se三元异质结为蠕虫状的Ag/Zn O二元异质结外镶嵌着Zn Se小颗粒。在可见光下,对比纯Ag纳米线、纯Zn O纳米球、Ag/Zn O异质结对罗丹明B的可见光降解效率,结果发现Ag/Zn O/Zn Se异质结表现出了更高的光催化效率。其光催化性能的提高主要是由于Ag/Zn O/Zn Se异质结的作用促使电子空穴对的分离,降低了电子空穴对的复合机率,从而提高了材料的光催化效率。     

可循环SERS基底ZnO/Ag纳米材料合成和表征

利用简易、绿色、一锅煮的水热法合成了花状氧化锌/银复合纳米材料。然后利用各种光谱和显微技术对复合物进行了表征,并讨论了其表面增强拉曼(SERS)性能和光催化性能。结果表明氢氧化钠的量对于这种复合纳米材料的形貌和性能具有重要的调节作用。和其他形貌的氧化锌/银复合纳米材料相比较,花状氧化锌/银复合纳米材料具有最佳的光催化性能。同时进一步以花状氧化锌/银复合纳米材料作为SERS基底研究其表面增强拉曼性能,结果表明这种复合材料同时具有很好的表面增强拉曼性能。光催化和表面增强拉曼结果表明这种花状氧化锌/银复合纳米材料有望在有机物检测中作为一种具有很好的可循环性的新表面增强拉曼基底材料。     

A study on dual solutions for water-based hybrid nanofluids flowing through convergent channel with dissipative heat transport

Over the years, the fluid flows in conjunction with thermal transport between non-parallel surfaces having converging nature is of great significance due to their broad spectrum of applications, which include fluid flows through nozzles in petroleum engineering, blood flow in arteries, lubrication systems, automobile radiators, thermal pumps, and water purification processes. Additionally, hybrid nanofluid is a prolific topic because of its thermal properties and potentials which provide a better performance even compared with common nanofluid in optimizing heat transfer. Therefore, this article presents a numerical simulation to investigate the heat transport characteristics of hybrid nanofluids in Jeffery-Hamel flow through a convergent channel. The considered hybrid nanofluids are composed of Copper (Cu) and Graphene-oxide (Go) as suspended nanoparticles and water as base fluid. This analysis further includes the impacts of viscous dissipation and magnetic field. A mathematical model for fluid flow and heat transfer are constructed with the help of cylindrical polar coordinates. The governing equations are converted into a system of ordinary differential equations (ODEs) by Lie symmetry group transformation. A MATLAB code is exercise to get the numerical solutions for flow and thermal distributions. An interesting phenomenon is that dual solutions are obtained in the computation. Thus, a comprehensive discussion is included on the dual solutions for various involved variables. The current findings may be employed in petroleum science, r biomedical scientists, polymer industry, etc.     

可循环SERS基底ZnO/Ag纳米材料合成和表征

利用简易、绿色、一锅煮的水热法合成了花状氧化锌/银复合纳米材料。然后利用各种光谱和显微技术对复合物进行了表征,并讨论了其表面增强拉曼（SERS）性能和光催化性能。结果表明氢氧化钠的量对于这种复合纳米材料的形貌和性能具有重要的调节作用。和其他形貌的氧化锌/银复合纳米材料相比较,花状氧化锌/银复合纳米材料具有最佳的光催化性能。同时进一步以花状氧化锌/银复合纳米材料作为SERS基底研究其表面增强拉曼性能,结果表明这种复合材料同时具有很好的表面增强拉曼性能。光催化和表面增强拉曼结果表明这种花状氧化锌/银复合纳米材料有望在有机物检测中作为一种具有很好的可循环性的新表面增强拉曼基底材料。