Analytical modeling and experimental investigation on optical properties of new class of nanofluids (Al2O3-CuO binary nanofluids) for direct absorption solar thermal energy

Optical Materials

Volumn 52, Issue , 2016, Pages 116-125

  Menbari, Amir ^a   Alemrajabi, Ali Akbar ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Binary nanofluid; Electromagnetic field; Extinction coefficient; Refractive index; Scattering

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; COPPER OXIDES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; MIXTURES; NANOPARTICLES; POLYOLS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SCATTERING; SOLAR ENERGY;

BINARY NANOFLUID; BINARY NANOPARTICLES; CLASSICAL ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENTS; GLYCOL-WATER MIXTURE; NANOPARTICLE VOLUME FRACTIONS; SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84959259495     PISSN: 09253467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2015.12.023     Document Type: Article

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