Patent ID: 7718033

Claim:
A nanofluid production system comprising: a cylindrical drum having an upper section, a lower section and a cylindrical inner surface; a rotation means for rotating the cylindrical drum; a liquid, wherein at least a portion of the liquid forms a liquid pool in the lower section of the drum; an evaporant material; a heater-boat-evaporator (HBE) means for evaporating the evaporant material; an adjustable HBE support means for supporting and adjustably positioning the HBE in proximity to the inner surface of the upper section of the cylindrical drum, wherein the HBE support means is oriented along the longitudinal axis of the drum; a heat exchanger means for removing heat from the liquid, wherein at least part of the heat exchanger means is positioned within the liquid pool; a vacuum means for maintaining a vacuum within the system, and; a power means for supplying power to the HBE means, the rotation means, the vacuum means, and the heat exchanger means.