The Effect of using different Nano fluids on Heat Transfers through Flat Plate Solar Collector
Keywords:
Flat plate solar collector, nano fluid, flow rate, outlet-inlet temperatures difference
Abstract
In this paper investigation experimentally the effect of CuO-water and Al2O3/water nanofluids on heat transfer in flat plate solar collector. The volume fraction was used (0.125,0.25 and 0.5) % for flow flow rate of working fluid equal to (1 L/min) and the particles size was 20 nm. The experiments are conducted in Kerbala, Iraq with the latitude of 32.60 N. The result shows that the maximum outlet-inlet temperatures difference obtained at (0.5 vol. %) nanofluid are (16.2 0C) for (Al2O3/water), (15.5 0C) for (CuO/water) nanofluid, and (10.2 0C) for pure water. Also, Al2O3 shows high heat transfer compared to CuO, this lead to improve the performance of the solar fat-plate collector.
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Published
2018-08-30
How to Cite
Shareef, A. S., & Abdel-Mohsen, Z. B. (2018). The Effect of using different Nano fluids on Heat Transfers through Flat Plate Solar Collector. Wasit Journal of Engineering Sciences, 6(2), 46-55. https://doi.org/10.31185/ejuow.Vol6.Iss2.91
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