A molecular dynamics study of the effect of nanoparticles coating on thermal conductivity of nanofluids

Nanofluids have become the subject of theoretical and experimental researches over the last few decades due to their enhanced heat transfer performance. In this study, thermal conductivity of copper argon nanofluids containing coated and non‐coated copper particles is determined through MD simulatio...

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Published in:Micro & nano letters Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 221 - 226
Main Authors: Roni, Md. Rakibul Hasan, Shahadat, Muhammad Rubayat Bin, Morshed, A.K.M. Monjur Monjur
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Stevenage John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.03.2021
Wiley
Subjects:
Argon
Coated particles
Coating effects
Convection and heat transfer
Copper
General fluid dynamics theory, simulation and other computational methods
Heat conductivity
Heat transfer
Microfluidics and nanofluidics
Molecular dynamics
Nanofluids
Nanoparticles
Numerical approximation and analysis
Thermal conductivity
Thermal simulation
Thermodynamic properties
ISSN:1750-0443, 1750-0443
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Summary:Nanofluids have become the subject of theoretical and experimental researches over the last few decades due to their enhanced heat transfer performance. In this study, thermal conductivity of copper argon nanofluids containing coated and non‐coated copper particles is determined through MD simulation. Coating over the nanoparticles is applied to provide long‐term stable dispersion and also to enhance the heat transfer performance. Thermal conductivity of nanofluids depends on the types of coating applied over the nanoparticles. The role of surface coating over the nanoparticles in enhancing thermal properties of the nanofluids is discussed and compared to that of non‐coated particles. The silver coating is applied over the copper nanoparticles. Green Kubo method is employed to determine the thermal conductivity of the nanofluids. Result shows that, for volume fraction 3% and 86 K system temperature, thermal conductivity enhancement of nanofluid containing coated particle is 17% compared to that of base fluid and without coating, thermal conductivity enhancement is 12%. The mechanism of increased heat transfer performance for surface coating over the nanoparticles is discussed in this paper.
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ISSN:1750-0443
1750-0443
DOI:10.1049/mna2.12034