ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2026
Experimental and CFD Investigation of Nanofluid-Based Cooling Performance in an Automotive Radiator Under Real Operating Conditions.
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In this study, the cooling performances of various nanofluids were compared under the operating conditions of a real automobile radiator, based on an internal combustion engine vehicle cooling system whose experiments had been previously completed. In the analyses, the radiator inlet fluid temperature was fixed at 70 °C, air inlet velocities were set to 6, 8, and 10 m/s, and fluid flow rates were taken as 17, 19, and 21 L/min. Under these conditions, the cooling capacities were evaluated for three different working fluids whose thermophysical properties were experimentally determined: 100% pure water, water-based 0.3% ZnO nanofluid, and water-based 0.3% ZnO + CuO hybrid nanofluid. Within the scope of this study, a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model was developed based on the aforementioned experimental parameters and validated with a maximum deviation of 6%. Using the validated model, additional CFD analyses were performed for water-based 0.3% Al
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