Effects of CuO/water nanofluid on the efficiency of a flat-plate solar collector

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 58, Issue , 2014, Pages 9-14

  Moghadam, Ali Jabari ^a   Farzane Gord, Mahmood ^a   Sajadi, Mahmood ^a   Hoseyn Zadeh, Monireh ^b  

^a SHAHROOD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Experimental study; Flat plate solar collector; Nanofluid

Indexed keywords

COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY; FLUIDS; NANOPARTICLES; SOLAR WATER HEATERS; FLOW RATE; MASS TRANSFER; NANOFLUIDICS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR HEATING;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLAT-PLATE SOLAR COLLECTORS; NANOFLUIDS; OPTIMUM MASS FLOW RATE; PARTICLE DIMENSIONS; SOLAR WATER HEATING; SOLAR WATER HEATING SYSTEMS; THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS;

NANOFLUIDICS; COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84903744365     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2014.06.014     Document Type: Article

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