S.no.

Nanofluid concentration Thermal Temperature(°C) Error

conductivity(W/m.K)
1 Water 2.017 49 0.0675
2 0.1 vol% NP 2.364 49.01 0.0769
3 0.2 vol% NP 2.864 50 0.07
4 0.3 vol% NP 3.627 51 0.11
5 0.1 vol% NP + 0.5% SDS 2.475 51.04 0.0654
6 0.2 vol% NP + 0.25% SDS 3.033 50.3 0.0803
7 0.2 vol% NP+ 0.5% SDS 3.057 52.86 0.0877
8 0.2 vol% NP + 0.75% SDS 4.287 56.68 0.1
9 0.2 vol% NP + 1% SDS 2.412 55.55 0.0765
10 0.2 vol% NP + 1.2% SDS 3.206 56.63 0.0991
11 0.3 vol% NP+ 0.5% SDS 3.073 55.83

Nanofluid without SDS

Nanofluid
concentration (vol.%) Thermal conductivity(W/m.K)
0 2.017
0.1 2.364
0.2 2.864
0.3 3.627

Base Fluid- Water

4
Thermal Conductivity (W/m.K)

3.5
3
2.5
2 Nanofluid without SDS at 50 C
1.5 temperature
1
0.5
0
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35
Nanofluid Concentration (vol. %)
0.2 vol% Nanofluid with varying SDS concentration

SDS Concentration(%) Thermal Conductivity(W/m.K)

0 2.864
0.25 3.033
0.5 3.057
0.75 4.287
1 2.412
1.2 3.206

Base Fluid- Water

5
Thermal Conductivity (W/mK)

4.5
4
3.5
3
2.5 0.2 vol% nanofluid conc. With
2 varying SDS conc.
1.5
1
0.5
0
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4
SDS Concentration (wt.%)

Varying concentration of nanofluid with 0.5 wt% SDS

Nanofluid
concentration(vol.%) Thermal conductivity with 0.5 wt% SDS(W/m.K)
0.1 2.475
0.2 3.057
0.3 3.073
 Varying nanofluid conc. with 0.5 wt % SDS
3.5
Thermal conductivity(W/m.K)

3
2.5
2
Thermal conductivity with 0.5
1.5 wt% SDS(W/m.K)

1
0.5
0
0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35
Nanofluid concentration (vol.%)

Comparison of thermal conductivity enhancement of nanofluid without SDS with the theoretical value

Nanofluid conc. Thermal conductivity

Nanofluid Thermal conductivity (Wan et al. Enhancement(%)(Wan
concentration(vol%) Enhancement(%) (2012)) et al.(2012))
0.1 1.227069906 0.08 1.15
0.2 1.515617253 0.16 1.34
0.3 1.523549826 0.24 1.42

Comparison of thermal conductivity enhancement of nanofluid without

SDS with Wan et al.(2012)
Thermal conductivity enhancement(%)

2
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2 With 0.5 wt% SDS
1 Wan et al.(2012)
0.8 without SDS
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35
Nanofluid concentration(vol.%)
Comparison of thermal conductivity value of nanofluid without and with SDS with the theoretical value

thermal Nanofluid Thermal cond.

Nanofluid thermal coductivity coductivity value concentration by Value by Wan
concentration value without SDS with SDS Wan et al.(2012) et al.(2012)
0.1 2.364 2.475 0.08 0.88
0.2 2.864 3.057 0.16 1.03
0.3 3.627 3.073 0.24 1.1

Comparison of thermal conductivity value of nanofluid without and with SDS with
Wan et al.(2012)
4
3.5
Thermal Conductivity (W/m.K)

3
thermal coductivity value without
2.5 SDS
2 Thermal conductivity value with
0.5 wt% SDS
1.5 Wan et al.(2012)

0.5
0
0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35
Nanofluid Concentration (vol.%)