Performance improvement of a nanofluid solar collector based on direct absorption collection (DAC) concepts

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 75, Issue , 2014, Pages 262-271

  Luo, Zhongyang ^a   Wang, Cheng ^a   Wei, Wei ^a   Xiao, Gang ^a   Ni, Mingjiang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Direct absorption collection (DAC); Nanofluids; Simulation model; Solar collector

Indexed keywords

COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EFFICIENCY; HEAT TRANSFER; NANOPARTICLES; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SUN; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

ABSORPTION AND SCATTERINGS; ABSORPTION OF SOLAR RADIATION; COLLOIDAL SUSPENSIONS; CONDUCTION AND CONVECTION HEAT TRANSFERS; DIRECT ABSORPTION; NANOFLUIDS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER EQUATIONS; SIMULATION MODEL;

NANOFLUIDICS; SOLAR COLLECTORS;

EID: 84899434013     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2014.03.072     Document Type: Article

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