A review of studies on using nanofluids in flat-plate solar collectors

Solar Energy

Volumn 122, Issue , 2015, Pages 1245-1265

  Sarsam, Wail Sami ^a,b   Kazi, S N ^a   Badarudin, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Flat plate; FPSC; Nanofluid; Solar collector

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; HEAT TRANSFER; NANOFLUIDICS; PROVEN RESERVES; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

FLAT PLATE; FLAT-PLATE SOLAR COLLECTORS; FPSC; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; NANOFLUIDS; NANOMETER-SIZED PARTICLES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE;

COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY;

ABSORPTION; CHANNEL FLOW; COST ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FLUID; FOSSIL FUEL; HEAT TRANSFER; LITERATURE REVIEW; NANOPARTICLE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84947460927     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2015.10.032     Document Type: Review

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