Optical absorption measurements of oxide nanoparticles for application as nanofluid in direct absorption solar power systems - Part I: Water-based nanofluids behavior

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 147, Issue , 2016, Pages 315-320

  Milanese, M ^a   Colangelo, G ^a   Creti A ^b   Lomascolo, M ^b   Iacobazzi, F ^a   De Risi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Direct Absorption Solar Collector; Nanofluid; Nanoparticles; Optical absorption

Indexed keywords

COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; METAL NANOPARTICLES; METALS; NANOPARTICLES; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; TEMPERATURE; WATER ABSORPTION;

DIRECT ABSORPTION; INFRARED REGIONS; METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLES; NANOFLUIDS; OPTICAL ABSORPTION MEASUREMENT; OXIDE NANOPARTICLES; SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTOR; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84958928550     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2015.12.027     Document Type: Article

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