An experimental investigation on the simultaneous effect of CuO-H2O nanofluid and receiver helical pipe on the thermal efficiency of a cylindrical solar collector

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1236-1243

  Goudarzi, K ^a   Shojaeizadeh, E ^b   Nejati, F ^a  

^a YASOUJ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Copper coil; Cylindrical solar collector; Cylindrical tube; Nanofluid; Thermal efficiency

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW RATE; MASS TRANSFER; NANOFLUIDICS; NANOPARTICLES; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

COPPER COILS; CYLINDRICAL SOLAR COLLECTORS; CYLINDRICAL TUBES; NANOFLUIDS; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84920132755     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2014.07.067     Document Type: Article

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