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SOLAR ENERGY
卷 161, 期 -, 页码 74-82出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2017.12.037
关键词
Direct absorption; Nanofluids; Nanoparticle; Solar energy; Solar thermal system
资金
- Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research [2001]
- National Science Foundation of China [51228601]
- EU Marie Curie Actions-International Incoming Fellowships [FP7-PEOPLE-2013-UF-626576]
Direct absorption nanofluid has been introduced as an effective alternative to increase solar thermal conversion efficiency. Hybrid nanofluids were also recently proposed to broaden the absorption spectrum. However, a comparative assessment of the performance of commonly used nanomaterials for solar energy harness is still lacking. In this study, a well-controlled experiment was performed using three different categorised nanofluids, i.e., gold, copper, carbon black nanofluids and their hybrids, to assess their performance in terms of photo thermal conversion efficiency (PTE), specific absorption rate (SAR) and materials cost. A mathematical model was built based on the Beer's law to predict the PTE enhancement. The results revealed, contrary to previously reported, the PTE was not increased by blending different nanofluids with different absorbance peaks, which is mainly due to the dilution of nanoparticles' concentration. Furthermore, it is found that although gold nanofluids have high SAR, their expensive cost limits their practical use, whereas carbon black nanofluids are more feasible. In addition it was found that the theoretical PTE can be well predicted mathematically based on the optical properties of the used nanofluids.
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