Experimental study of cooling enhancement using a Fe3O4 magnetic nanofluid, in an applied magnetic field

Abstract

This paper presents the results of an experimental study that envisaged the evaluation of the cooling capabilities of a transformer oil based magnetic nanofluid with the solid volume fraction of magnetite nanoparticles equal to 0.0162, in an AC applied magnetic field (f = 50 Hz). The heating and cooling regimes of a coil immersed in the magnetic nanofluid were compared to that corresponding to the base fluid (transformer oil). The results of our study indicate that the temperature rise rate of the magnetic nanofluid is lower than that corresponding to the transformer oil and a lower stationary temperature is obtained in the coil core, where the magnetic flux density is the largest.