Experimental investigation of the effects of silica/water nanofluid onPV/T (photovoltaic thermal units)

Energy

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 264-272

  Sardarabadi, Mohammad ^a   Passandideh Fard, Mohammad ^a   Zeinali Heris, Saeed ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Heat transfer enhancement; Photovoltaic thermal unit; Silica water nanofluid

Indexed keywords

COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY; COOLANTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; HEAT TRANSFER; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SILICA; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ELECTRICAL EFFICIENCY; EQUIVALENT THERMAL; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; NANOFLUIDS; OVERALL ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC THERMALS; THERMAL COLLECTORS;

NANOFLUIDICS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; HEAT TRANSFER; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SILICA; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER; ELECTRICAL POWER; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84896393917     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.01.102     Document Type: Article

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