Title of article
Experimental Investigations on the Viscosity of Magnetic Nanofluids under the Influence of Temperature, Volume Fractions of Nanoparticles and External Magnetic Field
Author/Authors
Malekzadeh ، Asadolah - Islamic Azad University, Gachsaran branch , Pouranfard ، Abdol Rasoul - Yasouj University , Hatami ، Navvab - Islamic Azad University, Gachsaran Branch , Kazemnejad Banari ، Amin - Islamic Azad University, Gachsaran branch , Rahimi ، Mahmood Reza - Yasouj university
Pages
5
From page
693
To page
697
Abstract
This article investigates the effect of magnetic field on the viscosity of Fe3O4-water magnetic nanofluid experimentally. Experiments were done in the volume fraction range 0 to 1 vol% and the temperature ranges from 25 to 45 °C. The results showed that the viscosity increased with increasing of nanoparticle volume fractions and decreased with temperature enhancement with or without of magnetic field. Also, it is observed that the viscosity of the magnetic nanofluid increases with enhancement of magnetic field strength. Thus, magnetic field is a basic factor that influences the viscosity of the magnetic nanofluids and magnetic nanofluid flow can be controlled by applying a magnetic field.
Keywords
Viscosity , Ferrofluids , Magnetic nanofluids , Magnetic field
Journal title
Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics
Serial Year
2016
Journal title
Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics
Record number
2450007
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