A numerical analysis of the effects of nanofluid and porous media utilization on the performance of parabolic trough solar collectors
Majid Siavashi, Mehdi Vahabzadeh Bozorg, Mohammad Hesam Toosi
Topics & Concepts
NanofluidParabolic troughPorous mediumMaterials sciencePorosityHeat transferNusselt numberVolume fractionNanoparticleThermalThermal efficiencyNanofluids in solar collectorsComposite materialMechanicsThermodynamicsTurbulenceReynolds numberNanotechnologyChemistryPhotovoltaic thermal hybrid solar collectorPhysicsCombustionOrganic chemistrySolar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsNanofluid Flow and Heat TransferHeat Transfer Mechanisms