Experimental investigation of graphene nanoplatelets nanofluid-based volumetric solar collector for domestic hot water systems

Solar Energy

Volumn 131, Issue , 2016, Pages 119-130

  Vakili, M ^a   Hosseinalipour, S M ^a   Delfani, S ^b   Khosrojerdi, S ^c   Karami, M ^d  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b BUILDING AND HOUSING RESEARCH CENTER   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d KHARAZMI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Direct absorption; Efficiency; Graphene nanoplatelets nanofluid; Volumetric solar collector

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; FOSSIL FUELS; GRAPHENE; HOT WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; NANOFLUIDICS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; WATER;

ALTERNATIVE TO FOSSIL FUELS; DIRECT ABSORPTION; DOMESTIC HOT WATER; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; GRAPHENE NANOPLATELETS; INLET TEMPERATURE; NANOFLUIDS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES;

COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY;

ABSORPTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EQUIPMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEATING; LABORATORY METHOD; NANOPARTICLE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84959387553     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2016.02.034     Document Type: Article

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