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Thermal properties of graphene oxide nanofluids

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The thermal characteristics of produced graphene oxide (GO)–distilled water (DW) nanofluids are investigated experimentally. Graphene oxide nanofluids were made by dispersing graphene oxide nanoparticles in distilled water, stirring with a magnetic stirrer and sonicating with an ultrasonic instrument, which is known as the two-step nanofluids synthesis technique. Graphene oxide nanofluids of 0.0125, 0.025 and 0.0375 wt% concentrations were prepared, and thermal properties of these nanofluids were tested using TPS 2200 thermal constant analyser at temperatures changing from 10 to 60 °C in steps of 10. This study tells that maximum percentage increment of 14% and 31% at 60 °C was observed in thermal conductivity (TC) and thermal diffusivity (TD) of graphene oxide nanofluids correspondingly although specific heat (SH) of GO nanofluid was declined with highest 33% at 60 °C with concentration varying from 0.0125 to 0.0375 wt%. Our results show that an increase in nanoparticle loading at a fixed temperature improves TC and TD while lowering SH. According to the observations, at a given concentration, increase in temperature results in higher values for thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity but lower values for specific heat.

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Authors are thankful to R.U.S.A. and D.S.T. Purse grants for providing the instrumental and material facilities. Center for Non-Conventional Energy Resources, University of Rajasthan in Jaipur, is also worth mentioning.

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    Arti Bansal, Gyan Prakash Sharma & Ramvir Singh

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Bansal, A., Sharma, G.P. & Singh, R. Thermal properties of graphene oxide nanofluids. Indian J Phys 97, 3003–3010 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12648-023-02671-6

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