First and second laws analysis of a minichannel-based solar collector using boehmite alumina nanofluids: Effects of nanoparticle shape and tube materials

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 78, Issue , 2014, Pages 1166-1176

  Mahian, Omid ^a   Kianifar, Ali ^a   Zeinali Heris, Saeed ^a   Wongwises, Somchai ^b  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

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

Author keywords

Entropy generation; Heat transfer coefficient; Nanoparticle shape; Solar collector; Tube material

Indexed keywords

BRICK; CORUNDUM; ENTROPY; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; NANOPARTICLES; PIPE FLOW; PLATELETS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); TUBULAR STEEL STRUCTURES; VOLUME FRACTION;

ALUMINA NANOPARTICLE; ENTROPY GENERATION; ENTROPY GENERATION ANALYSIS; ENTROPY GENERATION RATE; NANOPARTICLE SHAPE; SHAPED NANOPARTICLES; TUBE MATERIALS; VOLUME CONCENTRATION; MINI CHANNELS; NANOFLUIDS; SECOND LAW;

NANOFLUIDICS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS;

EID: 84907305719     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2014.07.009     Document Type: Article

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