Carbon-nanohorn based nanofluids for a direct absorption solar collector for civil application

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 3488-3495

  Moradi, A ^a   Sani, E ^b   Simonetti, M ^a   Francini, F ^b   Chiavazzo, E ^a   Asinari, P ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon nanohorns; CFD; Nanofluids; Solar collector; Solar direct absorption

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT TRANSFER; NANOHORNS; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SHEET METAL; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TEMPERATURE;

ABSORPTION CO-EFFICIENT; CARBON NANOHORN; COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS ANALYSIS; DIRECT ABSORPTION; HEAT TRANSFER MECHANISM; NANOFLUIDS; SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTOR;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84920721012     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: 15334899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2015.9837     Document Type: Article

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