Development of a correlation for parameter controlling using exergy efficiency optimization of an Al2O3/water nanofluid based flat-plate solar collector

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 98, Issue , 2016, Pages 1116-1129

  Shojaeizadeh, Ehsan ^a   Veysi, Farzad ^a  

^a RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Al2O3 water nanofluid; Exergy efficiency optimization; Flat plate solar collector; Mathematical optimization; SQP method

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; DIGITAL STORAGE; EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; NANOFLUIDICS; NANOPARTICLES; OPTIMIZATION; QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR RADIATION; TANKS (CONTAINERS); TEMPERATURE;

EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; FLAT-PLATE SOLAR COLLECTORS; MATHEMATICAL OPTIMIZATIONS; NANOFLUIDS; SQP METHOD;

COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84955468414     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.01.001     Document Type: Article

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