Evaluating the Optical Properties of TiO2 Nanofluid for a Direct Absorption Solar Collector

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1010-1027

  Said, Z ^a,b   Sajid, M H ^a   Saidur, R ^a   Mahdiraji, G A ^a   Rahim, N A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PARTICLE SIZE; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VOLUME FRACTION;

CONVECTION COEFFICIENTS; DIRECT ABSORPTION; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENTS; NANOPARTICLE SIZES; SCATTERING AND ABSORPTION; SOLAR APPLICATIONS; SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTOR; SPECTROSCOPIC MEASUREMENTS;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84937611415     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: 15210634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407782.2014.955344     Document Type: Article

References (57)

1. S. U. S. Choi and J. Eastman, Enhancing Thermal Conductivity of Fluids with Nanoparticles, Argonne National Lab., Illinois, 1995.
2. D. Peer, J. M. Karp, S. Hong, O. C. Farokhzad, R. Margalit, and R. Langer, Nanocarriers as an Emerging Platform for Cancer Therapy, Nature Nanotech., vol. 2, no. 12, pp. 751-760, 2007.
3. R. A. Taylor, P. E. Phelan, T. P. Otanicar, C. A. Walker, M. Nguyen, S. Trimble, and R. Prasher, Applicability of Nanofluids in High Flux Solar Collectors, J. Renewable Sustain Energy, vol. 3, pp. 023104, 2011.
4. S. K. Das, Nanofluids - the Cooling Medium of the Future, Heat Transfer Engineering, vol. 27, no. 10, pp. 1-2, 2006.
5. E. Serrano, G. Rus, and J. García-Martínez, Nanotechnology for Sustainable Energy, Renewable Sustainable Energy Rev., vol. 13, no. 9, pp. 2373-2384, 2009.
6. R. Saidur, K. Leong, and H. Mohammad, A Review on Applications and Challenges of Nanofluids, Renewable Sustainable Energy Rev., vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 1646-1668, 2011.
7. D. Wen, G. Lin, S. Vafaei, and K. Zhang, Review of Nanofluids for Heat Transfer Applications, Particuology, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 141-150, 2009.
8. W. Yu, D. France, S. Choi, and J. Routbort, Review and Assessment of Nanofluid Technology for Transportation and Other Applications, Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL, 2007.
9. W. Yu, D. M. France, J. L. Routbort, and S. U. S. Choi, Review and Comparison of Nanofluid Thermal Conductivity and Heat Transfer Enhancements, Heat Transfer Eng., vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 432-460, 2008.
10. S. Thomas and C. B. P. Sobhan, A Review of Experimental Investigations on Thermal Phenomena in Nanofluids, Nanoscale Res. Lett., vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 377, 2011.
11. J. Sarkar, A Critical Review on Convective Heat Transfer Correlations of Nanofluids, Renewable Sustainable Energy Rev., vol. 15, no. 6, pp. 3271-3277, 2011.
12. S. Murshed, C. Nieto de Castro, M. Lourenço, M. Lopes, and F. Santos, A Review of Boiling and Convective Heat Transfer with Nanofluids, Renewable Sustainable Energy Rev., vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 2342-2354, 2011.
13. W. Daungthongsuk and S. Wongwises, A Critical Review of Convective Heat Transfer of Nanofluids, Renewable Sustainable Energy Rev., vol. 11, no. 5, pp. 797-817, 2007.
14. J. Buongiorno, Convective Transport in Nanofluids, J. Heat Transfer, vol. 128, pp. 240, 2006.
15. R. Taylor, Thermal Energy Conversion in Nanofluids, Arizona State University, Ph.D Thesis, 2011.
16. T. Robert, P. Patrick, O. Todd, A. Ronald, and P. Ravi, Nanofluid Optical Property Characterization: Towards Efficient Direct Absorption Solar Collectors, Nanoscale Res. Lett., pp. 1-11, 2011.
17. B. A. Zvirin, Y, A Novel Algorithm to Investigate Conjugate Heat Transfer in Transparent Insulation: Application to Solar Collectors, Numer. Heat Transfer: Part A: Appl., vol. 35, no. 7, pp. 757-777, 1999.
18. H. Tyagi, P. Phelan, and R. Prasher, Predicted Efficiency of a Low-temperature Nanofluid-based Direct Absorption Solar Collector, J. Solar Energy Eng., vol. 131, no. 4, pp. 1-7, 2009.
19. T. P. Otanicar, P. E. Phelan, and J. S. Golden, Optical Properties of Liquids for Direct Absorption Solar Thermal Energy Systems, Solar Energy, vol. 83, no. 7, pp. 969-977, 2009.
20. H. Tyagi, Radiative and Combustion Properties of Nanoparticles-Laden Liquid, Ph.D, Arizona State University, 2008.
21. N. Khlebtsov, L. Trachuk, and A. Mel'nikov, The Effect of the Size, Shape, and Structure of Metal Nanoparticles on the Dependence of Their Optical Properties on the Refractive Index of a Disperse Medium, Opt. Spectroscopy, vol. 98, no. 1, pp. 77-83, 2005.
22. C. F. Boliren and D. R. Huffman, Absorption and Scattering of Light by Small Particles, J Wiley & Sons, New York, 1983.
23. H. C. Hulst and H. C. Van De Hulst, Light Scattering by Small Particles, Courier Dover Publications, 1957.
24. F. Michael, Modest Radiative Heat Transfer, Academic Press, USA, 2003.
25. M. Vollmer and U. Kreibig, Optical Properties of Metal Clusters, Springer Ser. Mat. Sci., 1995.
26. M. Abdelrahman, P. Fumeaux, and P. Suter, Study of Solid-Gas-Suspensions used for Direct Absorption of Concentrated Solar Radiation, Solar Energy, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 45-48, 1979.
27. A. J. Hunt, Small Particle Heat Exchangers, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2011.
28. J. Karni, A. Kribus, R. Rubin, and P. Doron, The "Porcupine": A Novel High-Flux Absorber for Volumetric Solar Receivers, Trans.-Am. Society Mech. Eng. J. Solar Energy Eng., vol. 120, pp. 85-95, 1998.
29. T. P. Otanicar, P. E. Phelan, R. S. Prasher, G. Rosengarten, and R. A. Taylor, Nanofluid-Based Direct Absorption Solar Collector, J. Renewable Sustainable Energy, vol. 2, pp. 033102, 2010.
30. E. Sani, S. Barison, C. Pagura, L. Mercatelli, P. Sansoni, D. Fontani, D. Jafrancesco, and F. Francini, Carbon Nanohorns-Based Nanofluids as Direct Sunlight Absorbers, Opt. Exp., vol. 18, no. 5, pp. 5179-5187, 2010.
31. th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, pp. 825-832, 2005.
32. P. Andresen, A. Bath, W. Gröger, H. Lülf, G. Meijer, and J. J. Meulen, Laser-Induced Fluorescence with Tunable Excimer Lasers as a Possible Method for Instantaneous Temperature Field Measurements at High Pressures: Checks with an Atmospheric Flame, Appl. Opt., vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 365-378, 1988.
33. C. Tien, Thermal Radiation in Packed and Fluidized Beds, J. Heat Transfer, vol. 110, pp. 1230, 1988.
34. A. Steinfeld and M. Schubnell, Optimum Aperture Size and Operating Temperature of a Solar Cavity-Receiver, Solar Energy, vol. 50, no. 1, pp. 19-25, 1993.
35. F. J. Miller, Thermal Modeling of a Small-Particle Solar Central Receiver, J. Solar Energy Eng., vol. 122, pp. 23, 2000.
36. R. Bertocchi, A. Kribus, and J. Karni, Experimentally Determined Optical Properties of a Polydisperse Carbon Black Cloud for a Solar Particle Receiver, J. Solar Energy Eng., vol. 126, pp. 833, 2004.
37. T. P. Otanicar, P. E. Phelan, R. A. Taylor, and H. Tyagi, Spatially Varying Extinction Coefficient for Direct Absorption Solar Thermal Collector Optimization, J. Solar Energy Eng., vol. 133, pp. 024501, 2011.
38. R. A. Taylor, P. E. Phelan, T. P. Otanicar, R. Adrian, and R. Prasher, Nanofluid Optical Property Characterization: Towards Efficient Direct Absorption Solar Collectors, Nanoscale Res. Lett., vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 1-11, 2011.
39. H. Tyagi, Radiative and Combustion Properties of Nanoparticle-Laden Liquids, ProQuest, 2008.
40. A. Lenert, Y. S. P. Zuniga, and E. N. Wang, Nanofluid-Based Absorbers for High Temperature Direct Solar Collectors, ASME, 2010.
41. E. Natarajan and R. Sathish, Role of Nanofluids in Solar Water Heater, Int. J. Adv. Manuf Technol., 2009.
42. R. A. Taylor, P. E. Phelan, T. P. Otanicar, H. Tyagi, and S. Trimble, Applicability of Nanofluids in Concentrated Solar Energy Harvesting, ASME, 2010.
43. E. Sani, L. Mercatelli, S. Barison, C. Pagura, F. Agresti, L. Colla, and P. Sansoni, Potential of Carbon Nanohorn-Based Suspensions for Solar Thermal Collectors, Solar Energy Mater. Solar Cells, vol. 95, no. 11, pp. 2994-3000, 2011.
44. R. A. Taylor, P. E. Phelan, T. Otanicar, R. J. Adrian, and R. S. Prasher, Vapor Generation in a Nanoparticle Liquid Suspension using a Focused, Continuous Laser, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 95, no. 16, pp. 161907-161907-3, 2009.
45. Q. Zhu, Y. Cui, L. Mu, and L. Tang, Characterization of Thermal Radiative Properties of Nanofluids for Selective Absorption of Solar Radiation, Int. J. Therm., vol. 34, no. 12, pp. 2307-2321, 2012.
46. A. Lenert, Nanofluid-based Receivers for High-Temperature, High-flux Direct Solar Collectors. M.Sc. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010.
47. L. Mercatelli, E. Sani, G. Zaccanti, F. Martelli, D. P. Ninni, S. Barison, C. Pagura, F. Agresti, and D. Jafrancesco, Absorption and Scattering Properties of Carbon Nanohorn-Based Nanofluid for Direct Sunlight Absorbers, Nanoscale Res. Lett., vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 282, 2011.
48. M. Chaplin, Water Absorption Spectrum. In Water Structure and Science. Retrieved 29 July 2011, http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/water/vibrat.html#uv. 2011.
49. M. Q. Brewster, Thermal Radiative Transfer and Properties, John Wiley & Sons, Canada, 1992.
50. Z. Said, M. Sajid, R. Saidur, M. Kamalisarvestani, and N. Rahim, Radiative Properties of Nanofluids, Int. Commun. Heat Mass Transfer, vol. 46, pp. 74-84, 2013.
51. G. M. Hale and M. R. Querry, Optical Constants of Water in the 200-nm to 200-μm Wavelength Region, Appl. Opt., vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 555-563, 1973.
52. M. Q. Brewster and Brewster, Thermal Radiative Transfer and Properties, Wiley, New York, 1992.
53. T. P. Otanicar, P. E. Phelan, R. S. Prasher, G. Rosengarten, and R. A. Taylor, Nanofluid-based Direct Absorption Solar Collector, J. Renewable Sustainable Energy, vol. 2, no. 033102, pp. 1-13, 2010.
54. R. Saidur, T. Meng, Z. Said, M. Hasanuzzaman, and A. Kamyar, Evaluation of the Effect of Nanofluid-Based Absorbers on Direct Solar Collector, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, vol. 55, no. 21, pp. 5899-5907, 2012.
55. C. F. Bohren and D. R. Huffman, Absorption and Scattering of Light by Small Particles, Wiley. com, 2008.
56. M. F. Modest, Radiative Heat Transfer, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1993.
57. E. D. Palik, Handbook of Optical Constants of Solids, Vol. 3. Academic Press, 1998.