CFD simulation of thermal performance of hybrid oil-Cu-Al2O3 nanofluid flowing through the porous receiver tube inside a finned parabolic trough solar collector
Saman Samiezadeh, Roozbeh Khodaverdian, Mohammad Hossein Doranehgard, Hamed Chehrmonavari, Qingang Xiong
Topics & Concepts
NanofluidParabolic troughMaterials scienceVolume fractionHeat transferThermalThermal efficiencyPorous mediumSolar irradianceComposite materialHeat transfer enhancementPorosityMechanicsNanoparticleThermodynamicsHeat transfer coefficientChemistryNanotechnologyMeteorologyPhysicsOrganic chemistryCombustionNanofluid Flow and Heat TransferSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsHeat Transfer Mechanisms