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Graphene as an Alternative Additive in Automotive Cooling System

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Abstract

The project represents graphene can be used as an alternative additive in the automotive cooling system. Thus, graphene nanofluids have been prepared at 0.1, 0.3 and 0.5% volume concentrations. Afterward, measurement of various thermophysical properties of nanofluid such as thermal conductivity, density, viscosity, and specific has been done. The obtaining data has been analyzed and compared with graphene oxide, titanium oxide, aluminium oxide, silicon carbide, and copper oxide nanofluid to figure out the best nanofluid that can absorb more heat to protect the car engine from overheating. In, summary, the overall best nanofluid among these six would be graphene oxide, with the best thermal conductivity, specific heat capacity, and one of the lowest viscosities. As for comparison among graphene all volume concentrations, the 0.1% graphene nanofluid demonstrated the best with high thermal conductivity and low viscosity.

Keywords

  • Graphene
  • Nanofluid
  • Radiator
  • Automotive cooling system
  • Comparison

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The authors are very thankful to University Malaysia Pahang for providing the financial assistance and laboratory facilities under grant no. RDU190323.

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  1. Faculty of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26600, Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia

    Ganesaan Kadirgama, Muhammad Izdihar Bin Razman, Devarajan Ramasamy & Kumaran Kadirgama

  2. Center of Automotive Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia

    Kumaran Kadirgama

  3. Department of Apparel Engineering, Bangladesh University of Textiles, Dhaka, 1208, Bangladesh

    Kaniz Farhana

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Kadirgama, G., Bin Razman, M.I., Ramasamy, D., Kadirgama, K., Farhana, K. (2023). Graphene as an Alternative Additive in Automotive Cooling System. In: Ismail, M.Y., Mohd Sani, M.S., Kumarasamy, S., Hamidi, M.A., Shaari, M.S. (eds) Technological Advancement in Mechanical and Automotive Engineering. ICMER 2021. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1457-7_2

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