Effect of morphology of carbon nanomaterials on thermo-physical characteristics, optical properties and photo-thermal conversion performance of nanofluids

Renewable Energy

Volumn 99, Issue , 2016, Pages 888-897

  Zhang, Long ^a   Chen, Leilei ^a   Liu, Jian ^a   Fang, Xiaoming ^a   Zhang, Zhengguo ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanomaterials; Direct absorption solar collector; Nanofluid; Photothermal conversion performance; Radiative property

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY; IONIC LIQUIDS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOFLUIDICS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; YARN;

CARBON NANO-MATERIALS; DIRECT ABSORPTION; NANOFLUIDS; PHOTO-THERMAL CONVERSIONS; RADIATIVE PROPERTIES;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS;

CARBON; GRAPHITE; MORPHOLOGY; NANOPARTICLE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL PROPERTY; SOLAR POWER; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84980008620     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2016.07.073     Document Type: Article

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