Papers by Author: Chih Hung Lo

Abstract: The low-pressure control methods for an arc-submerged nanoparicle synthesis system (ASNSS) was proposed and developed for brake nanofluids. In the process, a copper bar is melted and vaporized in insulating liquid for core formation with crystallization suppressed to derive nanofluid that contains nanometer copper particles in DOT3 brake fluid. Two technical advances associated with nanoparticle synthesis were achieved. One is the novel pressure control technique developed for nanoparticle fabrication. The other is the verification that the constant low-operating pressure. Pressure operating plays important role in determining the characteristics of the prepared nanoparticles in brake fluids. From the experimental processes, pressure control of the ASNSS was identified as crucial to success of nanoparticles synthesis. To achieve the desired pressure control, a vacuum chamber was developed as a nanoparticle accumulator and low-pressure reservoir. The chamber was controlled by the proposed flow –valve feedback control system and integrated with the ASNSS. The pressure control equipment of the ASNSS was effectively developed to prepare desired copper-oxide brake nanofluids with well-controlled size.

Abstract: This study aims to investigate the temperature effect on particle size of copper oxide nanofluid produced under optimal parameters of the Arc Spray Nanoparticle Synthesis System (ASNSS) developed in this research. The purpose is to understand the aggregation feature of copper oxide nanofluid in a higher-than-room-temperature environment and to analyze its size change and the motion behavior of suspended nanoparticles. This study employs an ambient temperature controller to maintain the environment temperature within the scope of normal fluid work temperature to obtain data on the change in suspended particles of copper oxide nanofluid under varying temperatures and through change of time. Experimental result shows that the particle size distribution of copper oxide nanofluid changes when the temperature rises due to the slight absorption and aggregation phenomena between particles, and that the change in environmental temperature can accelerate the aggregation of copper oxide nanofluid, which can affect its stability in application. However, the change in particle size distribution will gradually stabilize for a longer duration of constant temperature.