Journal
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Volume 159, Issue -, Pages 652-662Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2020.05.167
Keywords
Direct absorption solar collectors; Nanofluids; Solar energy; Photo-thermal conversion; Reverse irradiation
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51590901, 51876112]
- Shanghai Municipal Natural Science Foundation [17ZR1411000]
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The direct absorption solar collector (DASC) with nanofluids is a promising solar energy collection technology. However, various studies have focused on low-temperature applications of nanofluids, and the medium-temperature collection system that involves high-grade energy is always neglected. This study examines the photo-thermal properties of titanium nitride nanofluids with thermal transfer oil as the base fluids under different solar irradiation intensities. The irradiation surface layer reaches-160 degrees C under 5 suns, and a high-temperature gradient develops within the working fluid, producing a low collector photo-thermal efficiency that is below expectation. To overcome these disadvantages, the heat transfer change from thermal conduction to free convection within the fluid is achieved via reverse irradiation direct absorption solar collector (RI-DASC). The performance parameters of this RI-DASC, including the optical properties of nanofluids, steady-state equilibrium temperature, photo-thermal conversion efficiency, and energy utilization distribution are investigated in detail. The experimental results demonstrate that the temperature difference between the irradiation and non-irradiation surfaces for-0.005 wt% under 5000 kW/m(2) are -50 degrees C and -10 degrees C in DASC and RI-DASC, respectively. The collector photothermal conversion efficiency of DASC (-40%) is improved to -50% for RI-DASC, and the steady-state temperature is enhanced to 165 degrees C in RI-DASC. (c) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Superscript/Subscript Available
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