Thermal performance of an open thermosyphon using nanofluids for high-temperature evacuated tubular solar collectors. Part 1: Indoor experiment

Solar Energy

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 379-387

  Lu, Lin ^a,b   Liu, Zhen Hua ^a   Xiao, Hong Sheng ^c  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JINGDEZHEN CERAMIC INSTITUTE   (China)

^c Sunshore Solar Energy Industry Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Heat transfer enhancement; Nanofluids; Solar collectors; Thermosyphon

Indexed keywords

CUO NANOPARTICLES; EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH; FILLING RATE; FILLING RATIO; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INDOOR EXPERIMENT; MASS CONCENTRATION; NANOFLUIDS; OPEN THERMOSYPHON; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMOSYPHONS; WATER BASED; WORKING FLUID; WORKING LIQUID;

CAPILLARY FLOW; DEIONIZED WATER; EVAPORATORS; EXPERIMENTS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MIXED CONVECTION; NANOPARTICLES; OPTIMIZATION; SIPHONS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEATING; TEMPERATURE;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EVAPORATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUID; HEAT TRANSFER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; ION; OXIDE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 78651371988     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2010.11.008     Document Type: Article

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