Evacuated tube solar collector performance using CeO2/water nanofluid

Nanofluids are the most attractive mean to enhance the performance of heat transfer devices. Several types of nanoparticles were utilized as they have high thermal conductivity. Renewable energy makes use of these nanofluids special in solar collectors. Evacuated tube solar collector is one of the most utilized solar collectors in thermal applications. CeO2 nanoparticles were used in the presented study. The mean diameter of CeO2 was 25 nm. A stable CeO2/water was made. The stability was checked using Zeta potential machine. Experiments were carried out using three different volume concentration of CeO2 nanoparticles of 0.015%, 0.025%, and 0.035%. The thermal performance of the evacuated tube solar collector was examined at different mass flux rates. Results showed that the temperature difference between inlet and outlet flow and absorbed energy increase when nanofluids are used. The volume fraction flow rate of 0.035% at the mass flux rate of 0.017 kg/s.m(2) had the maximum heat removable factor, the thermo-optical characteristic of the collector, and the thermal loss coefficient. The thermo-optical characteristic of the collector of tube solar corrector is raised up to 34%. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.