Abstract
Nanofluid preparation is a crucial step in view of their thermophysical properties as well as the intended application. This work investigates the influence of ultrasonication duration on the thermal conductivity of FeO nanofluid. In this work, water-based FeO nanofluids of various volume concentrations (0.01 and 0.025 vol.%) were prepared and the effect of ultrasonication time (10 to 55 min) on their thermal conductivity was investigated. Ultrasonication, up to a time duration of 40 min, was found to raise the thermal conductivity of FeO nanofluids, after which it starts to deteriorate. For a nanofluid with a concentration of 0.025 vol.%, the thermal conductivity increased to 0.782 W mK from 0.717 W mK as the ultrasonication time increased from 10 min to 40 min; however, it further deteriorated to 0.745 W mK after a further 15 min increase (up to a total of 55 min) in ultrasonication duration. Thermal conductivity is a strong function of concentration of the nanofluid; however, the optimum ultrasonication time is the same for different nanofluid concentrations.
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