A review of the applications of nanofluids in solar energy

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 582-594

  Mahian, Omid ^a   Kianifar, Ali ^a   Kalogirou, Soteris A ^b   Pop, Ioan ^c   Wongwises, Somchai ^d,e  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^b CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

^c BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^d KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

^e Academy of Science   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Challenges; Economic and environmental considerations; Efficiency; Nanofluids; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCE; CHALLENGES; ENERGY DEVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS; LIQUID MIXTURE; NANOFLUIDS; PHOTOVOLTAIC/THERMAL; SMALL CONCENTRATION; SOLAR STILLS; SOLAR THERMAL; SOLAR THERMAL SYSTEMS; SOLID PARTICLES; THERMOELECTRIC CELLS;

DISTILLATION; EFFICIENCY; FOSSIL FUELS; HEAT STORAGE; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR WATER HEATERS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84869862190     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2012.10.037     Document Type: Review

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