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Experimental investigation of the effect of magnetic field on vapour absorption rate of LiBr+H2O nanofluid

Wu, Shenyi; Rincon Ortiz, Camilo

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Shenyi Wu

Camilo Rincon Ortiz



Abstract

This paper reports an experimental study on the vapour absorption process with an aqueous lithium bromide solution based nanofluid. It is a comparison study to investigate the effect of the nanofluid (base fluid + nanopowders) and the nanofluid under the influence of an external magnetic field. It is found that the vapour absorption rate increases using the nanofluid and applying the magnetic field to the nanofluid can further enhance the vapour absorption process. The vapour absorption rate is 1.53 and 1.67 times higher at the solution flow rates 3L min-1 and 3.5L min-1 , respectively. The enhancement correlates with the frequency of nanoparticles movement induced by the external magnetic field. The limited experimental results suggest that the high frequency of the nanoparticles' movement benefits the vapour absorption process.

Citation

Wu, S., & Rincon Ortiz, C. (2018). Experimental investigation of the effect of magnetic field on vapour absorption rate of LiBr+H2O nanofluid. In N/a

Conference Name Heat Powered Cycles Conference 2018
Start Date Sep 16, 2018
End Date Sep 19, 2018
Acceptance Date Aug 10, 2018
Publication Date Sep 16, 2018
Deposit Date Oct 26, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
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Keywords Nanofluid; heat and mass transfer; vapour absorption refrigeration; magnetic field
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1192973

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