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Improving the Dispersibility and Flowability of Liquid Metal-based SiC/Graphene Hybrid Nanofluids Using Nano Mo |
JIANG Jiajun1, WU Zhangyong1,*, MENG Xian2,3, LIU Dazhong3, MU Kunyang3, LIU Wenlong3, ZHU Qichen1, CAI Changli3
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1 Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China 2 Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China 3 Yunnan Kewei Liquid Metal Valley R & D Co., Ltd., Xuanwei 655400, Yunnan, China |
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Abstract Facing the long-standing challenges of poor dispersion and flowability in liquid metal-based nanofluids, we propose to use the extremely high surface energy of Mo nanoparticles to improve the interaction energy relationship between liquid metal and non-metal mixed nanoparticles. This method can enhance the dispersion and flowability of liquid metal-based hybrid nanofluids. Theoretical analysis confirmed the energy barrier changes caused by the weak alloying of Mo nanoparticles with liquid metal at a short characteristic distance of 0.2—0.4 nm, as well as the “capture” mechanism of SiC/graphene mixed nanoparticles. Wettability experiments and “capture” experiments were designed to validate this mec-hanism. The interaction between Mo nanoparticles and mixed nanoparticles in liquid metal was analyzed in a long characteristic distance range of 0.4—10 nm, and the dispersion behavior by the repulsive positive van der Waals potential was observed. A liquid metal-based SiC/graphene hybrid nanofluid was prepared using Ga68.5In21.5Sn10 as the base fluid, SiC nanoparticles and physically prepared graphene as the dispersed phase, and Mo nanoparticles as the intermediate. A vacuum melting furnace was used for electromagnetic heating to prepare the liquid metal-based SiC/graphene hybrid nanofluid. SEM+EDS and a specially designed high-temperature rheometer were combined to analyze the differences in basic properties between the novel prepared sample and the sample prepared by traditional oxidation method. The results indicate that the sample prepared by the new method has better dispersion, conductivity, thermal conductivity, and flowability, and has a slower temperature rise in gear pumps.
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Published: 25 May 2025
Online: 2025-05-13
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