Effects of thermal performance of enclosed-type evacuated U-tube solar collector with multi-walled carbon nanotube/water nanofluid

Renewable Energy

Volumn 83, Issue , 2015, Pages 463-473

  Tong, Yijie ^a   Kim, Jinhyun ^b   Cho, Honghyun ^b  

^a Hangzhou Vocational and Technical College ^*  (China)

^b Chosun University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apparent conductance; Heat transfer; Nanofluid; Solar collector; U tube

Indexed keywords

COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY; HEAT FLUX; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; NANOFLUIDICS; NANOTUBES; SOLAR COLLECTORS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

CONSTANT HEAT FLUX; EVALUATION RESULTS; HEAT TRANSFER EFFICIENCY; HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; NANOFLUIDS; OPERATING CONDITION; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

COPPER; COST ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

EID: 84929353253     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2015.04.042     Document Type: Article

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