Experimental study of the performance of a flat-plate collector using cu-water nanofluid

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 756-760

  Jamal Abad, Milad Tajik ^a,b   Zamzamian, A ^a,b   Imani, E ^a,b   Mansouri, M ^a,b  

^a MATERIALS AND ENERGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Iran)

^b Department of Energy ^*  (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUST COLLECTORS; EFFICIENCY; NANOFLUIDICS; NANOPARTICLES; SOLS;

COLLOIDAL DISPERSION; DIRECT SYNTHESIS METHOD; FLAT-PLATE COLLECTOR; NANOFLUIDS;

COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84887326243     PISSN: 08878722     EISSN: 15336808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.T4074     Document Type: Article

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