Experimental investigation on the thermal efficiency and performance characteristics of a flat plate solar collector using SiO2/EG-water nanofluids

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 65, Issue , 2015, Pages 71-75

  Salavati Meibodi, Saleh ^a   Kianifar, Ali ^a   Niazmand, Hamid ^a   Mahian, Omid ^a   Wongwises, Somchai ^b  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

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

Author keywords

Flat plate solar collector; Nanofluids; Performance characteristics; Thermal efficiency

Indexed keywords

NANOFLUIDICS; SILICA NANOPARTICLES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLAT-PLATE SOLAR COLLECTORS; LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; NANOFLUIDS; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; SIO2 NANOPARTICLES; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; THERMAL EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT;

COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84928324984     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2015.02.011     Document Type: Article

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