Investigation of base fluid and nano fluid used for refrigeration / air-conditioning of small space

This study examines the development of cooling system having a heat exchanger made of copper tubes for cooling electric vehicle (EV) car battery system and the effects of base fluid and nano-fluid (as coolants) channeling inside the heat exchanger to transfer heat between the compartment of the e...

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spelling my-unimap-723142021-10-04T08:20:54Z Investigation of base fluid and nano fluid used for refrigeration / air-conditioning of small space Zuradzman, Mohamad Razlan, Dr. Shariman, Abu Bakar, Dr. This study examines the development of cooling system having a heat exchanger made of copper tubes for cooling electric vehicle (EV) car battery system and the effects of base fluid and nano-fluid (as coolants) channeling inside the heat exchanger to transfer heat between the compartment of the electric vehicle car and the heat exchanger. The nano-fluid (CuO / distilled water) can be prepared by dispersing nanoparticles (CuO) in base fluid (distilled water). Nominal diameters of 50 nm were volume concentration of 0.27 Vol. % at batteries’ compartment temperature was used for these investigations. The analysis shows that the cooling system adopted using nano-fluid (CuO / distilled water) has advantages in improving the heat transfer coefficient by 61.89 % compared to that using base fluid (distilled water) and also resulting in higher Nusselt number. This results in reducing the electric power loss in the form of thermal energy from batteries. This led to increase in the efficiency of the electric vehicle (EV) car battery. Hence, it improved the performance of the electric vehicle (EV) car and its battery lifetime. Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) Thesis en http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/72314 http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/bitstream/123456789/72314/3/license.txt 8a4605be74aa9ea9d79846c1fba20a33 http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/bitstream/123456789/72314/1/Page%201-24.pdf 77f1f3a67efbfc5db076c409c5ee92b3 http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/bitstream/123456789/72314/2/Full%20text.pdf 12ee4bc53b84a4c4359883ceeb649131 Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) Electric vehicles -- Batteries Nanofluids Cooling Automobiles -- Air conditioning Automobiles -- Heating and ventilation Electric vehicle (EV) School of Mechatronic Engineering
institution Universiti Malaysia Perlis
collection UniMAP Institutional Repository
language English
advisor Zuradzman, Mohamad Razlan, Dr.
Shariman, Abu Bakar, Dr.
topic Electric vehicles -- Batteries
Nanofluids
Cooling
Automobiles -- Air conditioning
Automobiles -- Heating and ventilation
Electric vehicle (EV)
spellingShingle Electric vehicles -- Batteries
Nanofluids
Cooling
Automobiles -- Air conditioning
Automobiles -- Heating and ventilation
Electric vehicle (EV)
Investigation of base fluid and nano fluid used for refrigeration / air-conditioning of small space
description This study examines the development of cooling system having a heat exchanger made of copper tubes for cooling electric vehicle (EV) car battery system and the effects of base fluid and nano-fluid (as coolants) channeling inside the heat exchanger to transfer heat between the compartment of the electric vehicle car and the heat exchanger. The nano-fluid (CuO / distilled water) can be prepared by dispersing nanoparticles (CuO) in base fluid (distilled water). Nominal diameters of 50 nm were volume concentration of 0.27 Vol. % at batteries’ compartment temperature was used for these investigations. The analysis shows that the cooling system adopted using nano-fluid (CuO / distilled water) has advantages in improving the heat transfer coefficient by 61.89 % compared to that using base fluid (distilled water) and also resulting in higher Nusselt number. This results in reducing the electric power loss in the form of thermal energy from batteries. This led to increase in the efficiency of the electric vehicle (EV) car battery. Hence, it improved the performance of the electric vehicle (EV) car and its battery lifetime.
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title Investigation of base fluid and nano fluid used for refrigeration / air-conditioning of small space
title_short Investigation of base fluid and nano fluid used for refrigeration / air-conditioning of small space
title_full Investigation of base fluid and nano fluid used for refrigeration / air-conditioning of small space
title_fullStr Investigation of base fluid and nano fluid used for refrigeration / air-conditioning of small space
title_full_unstemmed Investigation of base fluid and nano fluid used for refrigeration / air-conditioning of small space
title_sort investigation of base fluid and nano fluid used for refrigeration / air-conditioning of small space
granting_institution Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
granting_department School of Mechatronic Engineering
url http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/bitstream/123456789/72314/1/Page%201-24.pdf
http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/bitstream/123456789/72314/2/Full%20text.pdf
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