An Experimental Study of Nanorefrigerant (HC +CuO) Based Refrigeration System

Authors(2) :-Balwant Kumar Singh, Md. Shahnawaz Ansari

In the present work, an experimental study is made on the performance of refrigeration system based on (R600a|R290) nanorefrigerant. Here cupric oxide (CuO) nanoparticles of size (20-30) nm has been taken. Three different volumetric concentrations ( 0.15, 0.25, 0.35) gm of CuO were being used in this refrigeration system. An advancement in COP and reduction in power consumption is seen during the observation . It is also found that cooling capacity of the system is increases with different volumetric concentrations of nanoparticles. The experimental studies indicate that the refrigeration system with nanorefrigerant works normally. Thus, cupric oxide (CuO) nanoparticles can be used to improve the performance of a hydrocarbon based refrigeration system under analyzed conditions.

Authors and Affiliations

Balwant Kumar Singh
Research Scholar, Oriental College of Technology, R.G.P.V, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Md. Shahnawaz Ansari
Assistant Professor, Oriental College of Technology, R.G.P.V, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

COP, CuO Nanoparticles, Hydrocarbon Refrigerent, Energy Consumption, Nanorefrigerant

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 3 | Issue 8 | November-December 2017
Date of Publication : 2017-12-31
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 1073-1076
Manuscript Number : IJSRSET1738241
Publisher : Technoscience Academy

Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099

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Balwant Kumar Singh, Md. Shahnawaz Ansari, " An Experimental Study of Nanorefrigerant (HC +CuO) Based Refrigeration System , International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology(IJSRSET), Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099, Volume 3, Issue 8, pp.1073-1076, November-December-2017. Citation Detection and Elimination     |     
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