Influence of hybrid nanofluids on the performance of parabolic trough collectors in solar thermal systems: Recent findings and numerical comparison

Alina Adriana Minea and Wael M. El-Maghlany

Renewable Energy, 2018, vol. 120, issue C, 350-364

Abstract: Research on solar energy depicted its ability to be converted into thermal energy using trough collector system and solar concentrators, and then to electrical energy using a steam turbine. In this article authors tried to review some solar applications of nanofluids with reference to hybrid nanofluids and their possible use for solar energy systems. The heat transfer performance of ordinary heat transfer fluids (for example: water, ethylene glycol, oils etc) is limited due to their low thermal conductivity. Hence, to increase the overall heat transfer performance of a solar system, a new fluid have to be considered by adding high conductive solid nanoparticles. This was accomplished with the appearance of nanofluids and later on hybrid nanofluids.

Keywords: Hybrid nanofluids; Solar; Numerical; Heat transfer; Convection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2017.12.093

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