Augmentation of the thermal efficiency of PTC using CeO2 nanofluid

Abstract

In the current scenario, experts largely focused on mi niaturizing devices and energy efficiency during the development of solar system.In the present study, nanofluid is used as a working fluid to see its effect on the thermal performance of PTC. The Thermal analysis of PTC heating water using CeO2 nanofluids as a working fluid is presented. The experimentation were carried out using cerium oxide nanofluid, water and synthetic oilThe result shows hat CeO2 nanofluid can be a good choice as a working fluid for smooth flow condition to use in PTC rather than water or any other synthetic oil. Experiment result shows, CeO2-water can increase thermal efficiency by 2.66 times w.r.t water and 1.7 times w.r.t. synthetic oil.