Investigating performance improvement of solar collectors by using nanofluids

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue , 2013, Pages 232-245

  Javadi, F S ^a   Saidur, R ^a   Kamalisarvestani, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Absorption coefficient; Heat transfer enhancement; Nanofluid; Optical properties; Solar collector; Thermal performance

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION CO-EFFICIENT; CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; NANOFLUIDS; OPTICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVICES; SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY; HEAT TRANSFER; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR COLLECTORS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84883128889     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.06.053     Document Type: Review

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