Performance analysis of a solar collector using nanofluids

Advanced Materials Research

Volumn 832, Issue , 2014, Pages 107-112

  Alim, M A ^a   Saidur, R ^a   Khairul, M A ^a   Rahim, N A ^a   Abdin, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Energy; Exergy; Heat transfer performance; Nanofluids; Solar collector

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL SOLAR COLLECTORS; ENERGY; FIRST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS; FLAT-PLATE SOLAR COLLECTORS; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; MAXIMUM HEAT TRANSFER; NANOFLUIDS; NANOPARTICLE VOLUME FRACTIONS;

EXERGY; NANOSCIENCE; SOLAR COLLECTORS; THERMODYNAMICS;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84891602248     PISSN: 10226680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.832.107     Document Type: Conference Paper

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