Preparation and Performance Analysis of Graphite Nanoparticle in Domestic Refrigerator

Authors

  • Vijay Kumar Maurya  School of Material Science and Technology, NIT Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra 136119, Haryana, India
  • Mayank Arya  Department of Mechanical Engineering, IET College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Awnish Kumar Tripathi  Department of Physics, NIT Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra 136119, Haryana, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRSET218270

Keywords:

Nano-lubricant, graphite, energy consumption, Domestic refrigerator, Refrigerant oil, Coefficient of friction (COF)

Abstract

This article examines experimentally the performance of domestic refrigerators with isobutene (R600a) and graphite nano-lubricants as working fluids. Graphene has an extremely thin layer structure that fills the friction surfaces and reduces friction losses quickly. However, there is a lower coefficient of friction (COF) and higher thermal conductivity of nano-fluids generated using graphite in the base fluid. The graphite nanoparticles modified in the surface are verified to continuously suspend for a long period of time in the form of clusters. The refrigeration test examined the application of the graphite nano-lubricants in the domestic refrigerator with a volume concentration of 0.1%, 0.3%, and 0.5%. The findings show that nano-refrigerants in the refrigeration system work safely and normally. And also compressor and refrigerator output have been analyzed. Moreover, refrigerator energy usage decreased by 15.26%, 17.10%, and 21.16% with graphite nano-lubricant as a concentration of 0.1%, 0.3% and 0.5%, respectively.

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2021-04-30

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Volume 8, Issue 2, November-December-2021

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Vijay Kumar Maurya, Mayank Arya, Awnish Kumar Tripathi "Preparation and Performance Analysis of Graphite Nanoparticle in Domestic Refrigerator" International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology (IJSRSET), Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099, Volume 8, Issue 2, pp.286-294, November-December-2021. Available at doi : https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRSET218270