TY - JOUR
TI - Dispersion stability and rheological characteristics of water and ethylene glycol based ZnO nanofluids
AU - Qamar Adnan
AU - Arshad Attique
AU - Anwar Zahid
AU - Shaukat Rabia
AU - Amjad Muhammad
AU - Imran Shahid
AU - Razzaq Luqman
AU - Ali Muhammad
AU - Korakianitis Theodosios
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2021
VL - 25
IS - 3
SP - 1989
EP - 2001
PT - Article
AB - With advancement of nanoscience, "nanofluids" are becoming quite popular among thermal engineers. High thermal conductivity, relatively less settling speed, and higher surface area of nanoparticles are a few key promoting properties. The last two decades have seen dramatic progress towards using nanoparticles in industrial applications. However, the stability and rheological characteristics of prepared nanofluids have serious effects on their transport characteristics, but unfortunately, this has not found proper attention from researchers. In this study, stability and rheological characteristics of ZnO nanoparticles within deionized water, ethylene glycol, and their blends have been extensively tested. Stability was observed using UV-vis spectroscopy, while the viscosity was measured with the help of a rheometer. The data was collected with 0.011-0.044 wt.% loading of nanoparticles, while experiments were conducted within 15-55°C temperature range. Better stability was recorded when nanofluids were prepared with pure ethylene glycol. Experiments showed that the viscosity increased with particle loading, whereas the effect of surfactants appeared to be insignificant. Research results were used to assess predictions of different viscosity models. Experimental data was overpredicted by Einstein, Brinkman, and Batchelor’s models.