Sunlight absorbing potential of carbon nanoball water and ethylene glycol-based nanofluids

Optics and Spectroscopy (English translation of Optika i Spektroskopiya)

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 400-405

  Karami, M ^a   Raisee, M ^a   Delfani, S ^b   Akhavan Bahabadi, M A ^a   Rashidi, A M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b BUILDING AND HOUSING RESEARCH CENTER   (Iran)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM INDUSTRY RIPI   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION CO-EFFICIENT; CONVENTIONAL SOLAR COLLECTORS; DIRECT ABSORPTION; EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENTS; SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTOR; SPACE CONDITIONING SYSTEMS; SUNLIGHT ABSORBING;

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FLUIDS; NANOFLUIDICS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLYOLS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

WATER ABSORPTION;

EID: 84885156835     PISSN: 0030400X     EISSN: 15626911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0030400X13090105     Document Type: Article

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