Optimal evaluation of photovoltaic-thermal solar collectors cooling using a half-tube of different diameters and lengths

• Main Authors: Maseer M.M., Ismail F.B., Kazem H.A., Wai L.C., Hadi Al-Gburi K.A.
• 其他作者: 57218370007
• 格式: Article
• 出版: Elsevier Ltd 2025
• 主题: Collector efficiency; Flow of fluids; Heat transfer; Phase change materials; Solar panels; Solar power generation; Solar thermal energy; Thermal conductivity; Thermal efficiency; Tubes (components); Grid-connected; Grid-connected photovoltaic/T system; Half-circle tube; Optimisations; Optimization of photovoltaic performance; Photovoltaic performance; Photovoltaic thermal collector; Photovoltaic thermals; Photovoltaics; T-Systems; Thermal collectors; Thermal conductivity enhancement; cooling; copper; electricity; fluid flow; heat transfer; numerical model; photovoltaic system; thermal conductivity; Electrical efficiency

Photovoltaic Thermal Solar Collectors (PVTs) combine the advantages of photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal collectors to produce electricity and heat simultaneously. This study proposes a numerical model to investigate the effectiveness of using half-circular tubes to improve thermal conductivity an...