Performance enhancement of a Flat Plate Solar collector using Titanium dioxide nanofluid and Polyethylene Glycol dispersant

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 92, Issue , 2015, Pages 343-353

  Said, Z ^a,c   Sabiha, M A ^a   Saidur, R ^a   Hepbasli, A ^b   Rahim, N A ^a   Mekhilef, S ^a   Ward, T A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b YASAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Energy; Exergy; Nanofluid; Pressure drop; Thermal conductivity; TiO2

Indexed keywords

DROPS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; OXIDE MINERALS; PRESSURE DROP; SOLAR COLLECTORS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; VOLUME FRACTION;

ENERGY; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; FLAT-PLATE SOLAR COLLECTORS; MASS FLOW RATE; NANOFLUIDS; PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS; THERMO-PHYSICAL PROPERTY; TIO2;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84924516811     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.01.007     Document Type: Article

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