Concentration-dependent thermal duality of hafnium carbide nanofluid for heat transfer applications

ǂa ǂmode mismatched thermal lens study

V. Gokul (Author), Mohanachandran Nair Sindhu Swapna (Author), Vimal Raj (Author), H. V. Saritha Devi (Author), Sankaranarayana Iyer Sankararaman (Author)

Abstract

he mode mismatch dual-beam thermal lens technique is a sensitive tool for studying the nanofuids’ thermal difusivity in thermal engineering. The work reports the low-temperature green synthesis of hafnium carbide (HfC) using rice four as a natural carbon precursor and its potential in heat transfer nanofuids by studying the concentration-dependent thermal difusivity. The structure characterisations confirm the formation of HfC, whose refractory nature is revealed through the high thermal stability observed in the thermogravimetric analysis. The Tauc plot analysis shows direct bandgap energy of 2.92 eV. The fuorescence study suggests bluish-pink emission with CIE coordinates (0.271, 0.263). The existence of the critical concentration of HfC in the nanofuid decides its suitability for heat transfer or heat trap applications indicating a concentration-dependent thermal duality. Thus, the study is signifcant as it overcomes the major drawbacks of the existing methods of the synthesis of refractory HfC, using toxic chemical and costly equipment for heat transfer applications.

Keywords

hafnium carbide;hydrothermal synthesis;rice flour;thermal lens spectroscopy;

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Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2021
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	UNG - University of Nova Gorica
UDC:	53
COBISS:	113762563
ISSN:	0195-928X
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URN:	URN:SI:UNG
Pages:	str. 1-12
Volume:	ǂVol. ǂ42
Issue:	ǂiss. ǂ7
Chronology:	2021
DOI:	10.1007/s10765-021-02859-0
ID:	15822804