Entropy generation during Al2O3/water nanofluid flow in a solar collector: Effects of tube roughness, nanoparticle size, and different thermophysical models

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 78, Issue , 2014, Pages 64-75

  Mahian, Omid ^a   Kianifar, Ali ^a   Sahin, Ahmet Z ^b   Wongwises, Somchai ^c  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^b KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^c KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Entropy generation; Nanofluid; Nanoparticle size; Solar collector; Thermophysical models; Tube roughness

Indexed keywords

ENTROPY; FLOW RATE; FLUIDS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MASS TRANSFER; NANOPARTICLES; NUSSELT NUMBER; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; TEMPERATURE; TUBES (COMPONENTS); VOLUME FRACTION;

ANALYTICAL STUDIES; DIFFERENT PARTICLE SIZES; ENTROPY GENERATION; FLAT-PLATE SOLAR COLLECTORS; NANOFLUIDS; NANOPARTICLE SIZES; THERMOPHYSICAL; VOLUME CONCENTRATION; NANOFLUID FLOW;

NANOFLUIDICS; SOLAR COLLECTORS;

EID: 84904559056     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2014.06.051     Document Type: Article

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