Cool! Nanoparticles

Recent results from research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) show that adding the right dash of nanoparticles to standard mixes of lubricants and refrigerants could highly contribute to energy saving in cooling systems.

clipped from www.nist.gov clipped from www.nist.gov Cool! Nanoparticle Research Points to Energy Savings Adding just the right dash of nanoparticles to standard mixes of lubricants and refrigerants could yield the equivalent of an energy-saving chill pill for factories, hospitals, ships, and others with large cooling systems, suggest the latest results from National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) research that is pursuing promising formulations. NIST researcher Mark Kedzierski has found that dispersing “sufficient” amounts of copper oxide particles (30 nanometers in diameter) in a common polyester lubricant and combining it with an equally pedestrian refrigerant (R134a) improves heat transfer by between 50 percent and 275 percent. “We were astounded,” he says. clipped from www2.bfrl.nist.gov Mark A. Kedzierski clipped from www.nanowerk.com Cool! Nanoparticle research points to energy savings clipped from news.softpedia.com Nanoparticles Could Improve Energy Efficiency clipped from www.physorg.com Nanoparticle Research Points to Energy Savings clipped from www.rdmag.com Nanoparticles take chill off of energy consumption