Performance of copper oxide/water nanofluid in a flat plate solar water heater under natural and forced circulations

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 95, Issue , 2015, Pages 160-169

  Michael, Jee Joe ^a   Iniyan, S ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

CuO; Flat plate; Nanofluid; Solar water heater; Thermosyphon

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW; COPPER; NANOPARTICLES; SIPHONS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR WATER HEATERS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOSYPHONS; WATER HEATERS;

CUO; FLAT PLATE; NANOFLUIDS; RESIDENTIAL APPLICATION; SODIUM DODECYLBENZENE SULFONATE; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMOSYPHON; VOLUMETRIC FRACTIONS;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84923831490     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2015.02.017     Document Type: Article

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