Performance enhancement of a flat plate solar collector using titanium dioxide nanofluid and polyethylene glycol dispersant

• Main Authors: Said, Z., Sabiha, M.A., Saidur, Rahman, Hepbasli, A., Rahim, Nasrudin Abd, Mekhilef, Saad, Ward, T.A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2015
• Subjects: T Technology (General); TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/14027/1/Performance_enhancement_of_a_Flat_Plate_Solar_collector_using.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/14027/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652615000116

The use of TiO2 water nanofluid as a working fluid for enhancing the performance of a flat plate solar collector has been studied. The volume fraction of the nanoparticles was 0.1 and 0.3 respectively, while the mass flow rates of the nanofluid varied from 0.5 to 1.5 kg/min, respectively. Thermo-phy...