Thermal Performance of Nano Refrigerants: A Short Review
Author(s):
Daniel R.E. Ewim†,*, Adeola S. Shote‡, Ekene J. Onyiriuka‡†, Saheed A Adio‡‡, Suvanjan Bhattacharyya‡†‡, Amr Kaood‡‡‡
Affiliation(s):
†Department of Mechanical Engineering, Durban University of Technology, South Africa
‡Energy Research Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria
‡†School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
‡‡Department of Mechanical Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
‡†‡Department of Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Pilani – 333031, Rajasthan, India
‡‡‡Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Fayoum University, Egypt
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The efforts to promote energy-efficient and environmentally friendly nano-based refrigerants are now being favoured. To this effect, in this paper, the new trend, prospects, and investigations of nano-based refrigerants in refrigeration systems are reviewed. It was found that various thermal characteristics have been reported as favourable regarding nano refrigerants. These include a reduction in the power consumption, increase in the coefficient of performance (COPr), improved tribological pressure drop property of nano-lubricant, and increase in the thermal conductivity of the hybrid-refrigerant. The discussions here thus suggest that nano-particles are highly favoured to be included in a typical refrigeration system.