title: Preparation and thermal conductivity of CuO nanofluid via a wet chemical method.
abstract: In this article, a wet chemical method was developed to prepare stable CuO nanofluids. The influences of synthesis parameters, such as kinds and amounts of copper salts, reaction time, were studied. The thermal conductivities of CuO nanofluids were also investigated. The results showed that different copper salts resulted in different particle morphology. The concentration of copper acetate and reaction time affected the size and shape of clusters of primary nanoparticles. Nanofluids with different microstructures could be obtained by changing the synthesis parameters. The thermal conductivities of CuO nanofluids increased with the increase of particle loading.
authors.affiliation: College of Materials Science & Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China. htzhu1970@163.com.
authors.forename: Haitao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Dongxiao
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Zhaoguo
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Daxiong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Canying
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang