Abstract
Binary nanoemulsions, oil-droplet suspensions in binary solution (H 2O/LiBr), are developed to enhance the heat and mass transfer performance of absorption refrigeration cycles. This paper studies the formation and stability of n-decane in H2O/LiBr nanoemulsions produced by using polyoxyethylene lauryl ether and polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate as surfactant. To stabilize the nanoemulsions in a strong electrolyte, polymeric stabilizer (gum Arabic) is used as a steric stabilizer. The droplet size and the thermal conductivity of binary nanoemulsions are measured by the dynamic light scattering method and the transient hot-wire method, respectively. It is found that the effective thermal conductivity of binary nanoemulsions (1.0 vol % of n-decane in 30 wt % H2O/LiBr) enhances up to 3.59 % with the average droplet size of 44.3 nm. The stability has more significant effect on the thermal conductivity enhancement than the initial drop size.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the ASME Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer International Conference 2009, MNHMT2009 |
| Pages | 461-466 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | ASME 2009 Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer International Conference 2009, MNHMT2009 - Shanghai, China Duration: 2009 Dec 18 → 2009 Dec 21 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of the ASME Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer International Conference 2009, MNHMT2009 |
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| Volume | 1 |
Other
| Other | ASME 2009 Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer International Conference 2009, MNHMT2009 |
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| Country/Territory | China |
| City | Shanghai |
| Period | 09/12/18 → 09/12/21 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was partially supported by the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) Grant (No. R01-2008-000-20458-0(2008) ) and by the National Research Foundation (NRF) Grant (No. 2010-0029120 ) funded by the Korea Government (MEST).
Keywords
- Binary nanoemulsion
- Gum arabic
- Nanoemulsion
- Thermal conductivity
- Tyndall effect
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
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