EFFECT OF HEAT TRANSFER USING NANOFLUIDS IN AUTOMOBILE RADIATOR WITH TWISTED TUBES

EFFECT OF HEAT TRANSFER USING NANOFLUIDS IN AUTOMOBILE RADIATOR WITH TWISTED TUBES

 FARZAN SHEIKH , SUJAN DHONE , RUMAAN IQBAL , FAHAD SATTAR , SUNNY TITERMARE , MOHAMMAD SAROSH ANSARI

Anjuman College of Engineering and Technology

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Sadar, Nagpur-440001

ABSTRACT

With the advancement in the field of second-minute engineering, countless steps are being taken to reduce heat production or to increase heat dissipation that is part of almost all engineering processes. It could be a rooftop fan, or a cool fan near a computer CPU, or a radiator next to a car engine. As mechanical engineers, our attention span has been reduced to that of a car radiator. The project consists of two programs, namely Mechanical Design and Applied Chemistry approved together to develop a new device that will increase the temperature of the radiator fluid which will eventually cool the engine more efficiently. In our final year project, we aim to use Copper oxide, Aluminum oxide and Titanium oxide nanofluid as a coolant in a car radiator with twisted tubes and find its heat transfer effect and compare its effects with conventional cooling available, resulting in reduced radiator size and compacted hence increasing engine efficiency.

Keywords: Automobile engine, Radiator, Twisted Tube; Thermal conductivity; Effectiveness; Coolant; Copper oxide/water; Nanofluid.