Abstract
Experimental investigations have been carried out to study the rheological behavior of aluminum oxide nanofluid. Nanoparticles with average particle size of 53 nm were dispersed in a base fluid of 60% (by mass) of ethylene glycol and water. Nanofluids of volumetric concentrations 1 to 10% were tested for determining the viscous properties. It was found that this nanofluid behaved as non-Newtonian at lower temperatures (-35°C to 0°C) and Newtonian at higher temperatures (0°C to 90°C). The data showed that the viscosity increases with an increase in concentration and decreases with increase in temperature. Two new correlations were developed expressing viscosity as a function of temperature and concentration.