Experimental Study on Dispersion Stability of Rutile TiO₂ Nano-Particles Suspension of Ammonia-Water Solution

Abstract:

In order to apply nanofluids to ammonia-water absorption refrigeration, several groups of nanofluids mixing with rutile TiO₂(r-TiO₂) and ammonia-water were perpared by an optimizing method. Observation tests were carried out to investigate the effects of the kind and mass fraction of dispersant, mass fraction of ammonia-water basefluid and durations of supersonic vibration on the dispersion stability of nanofluids. The results show that, all three factors have influences on the dispersion. The optimal dispersing condition of 0.1wt% r-TiO₂ nanofluids was 0.1% of PAA in 25% ammonia water basefluid with 10 minutes of ultrasonic vibration.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 609-610)
• Pages: 587-592
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.609-610.587
• Online since: April 2014
• Authors: Yun Long Wu, Kai Du*, Liu Yang, Shuai Yang Bao, Wen Ji E
• Keywords: Ammonia-Water, Dispersion Stability, Nanofluid, Rutile TiO₂

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