EFFECT OF SILICA NANOPARTICLES ON WATER EVAPORATION PROCESS
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https://doi.org/10.59957/jctm.v60.i4.2025.10Keywords:
nanofluid, evaporation, thermal analyzer, SiO2 nanoparticles.Abstract
This manuscript details an experimental study investigating the surface evaporation characteristics of a nanofluid composed of water and SiO2 nanoparticles with an average diameter of 16 nm. The study evaluated the evaporation rates of nanofluids with varying nanoparticle mass concentrations (0.05 %, 0.1 %, 0.2 %, 0.3 %, 0.4 %, 0.5 %, 1 %, 3%, 5 %) using a STA PT1600 thermal analyser at a temperature of 40°C. Results indicate that SiO2 nanoparticles initially reduce the evaporation rate of water up to a concentration of 0.1 mass %, but this effect reverses, with the evaporation rate increasing at intermediate concentrations (up to 0.5 mass%). At higher nanoparticle concentrations (1 mass % and above), the evaporation rate stabilizes and does not change significantly. These results demonstrate
that the evaporation properties of water can be modulated by adjusting the nanoparticle mass concentration up to 1 %.
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