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The study of heat transfer for nanofluid with carbon nano particle in an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cooler

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A carbon nanofluid was adapted to examine the characteristics of its cooling performance in an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cooler, compared with that of the usual working fluid water. After steady state, the heat transfer rate of water became nearly constant; however, that of the nanofluid showed a slight increase, suggesting that something happened to the nanofluid. The result shows that the cooling performance of the carbon nanofluid was a little better than that of water; however, its performance data improved with time while those of water were stable. It shows that assembly of the carbon nanoparticles changed with its circulation through the EGR cooler and the shape of the particle assembly depended on the dispersion method employed.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MEST) 2011-0030801. And also, this research was supported by Basic Science Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (No. 2011-0009022).

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  1. Department of Energy Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Marine Industry Gyeongsang National University, Tongyoung, 650-160, Korea

    Seongsoo Kim, Hanshik Chung & Hyomin Jeong

  2. Department of Mechanical and Automotive Industry, Kyungnam College of Information and Technology, Busan, 617-701, Korea

    Byungho Lee

  3. Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, National University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, 14210, Mongolia

    Bayanjargal Ochirkhuyag

  4. Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Integrated Mechatronics Materials and Components, Changwon National University, Changwon, 641-773, Korea

    Jehyun Lee & Heekyu Choi

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Kim, S., Chung, H., Jeong, H. et al. The study of heat transfer for nanofluid with carbon nano particle in an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cooler. Heat Mass Transfer 49, 1051–1055 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00231-013-1160-9

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