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Hybrid Nanofluid in a Direct Absorption Solar Collector: Magnetite vs. Carbon Nanotubes Compete for Thermal Performance

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  • Pavel G. Struchalin

    (Department of Mechanical and Marine Engineering, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Inndalsveien 28, 5063 Bergen, Norway
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Dmitrii M. Kuzmenkov

    (Institute of Nuclear Physics and Engineering, National Research Nuclear University “Moscow Engineering Physics Institute”, Kashirskoe Highway 31, 115409 Moscow, Russia
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Vladimir S. Yunin

    (Institute of Nuclear Physics and Engineering, National Research Nuclear University “Moscow Engineering Physics Institute”, Kashirskoe Highway 31, 115409 Moscow, Russia
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Xinzhi Wang

    (Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of New Energy Storage Materials and Processes, School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Yurong He

    (Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of New Energy Storage Materials and Processes, School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Boris V. Balakin

    (Department of Mechanical and Marine Engineering, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Inndalsveien 28, 5063 Bergen, Norway
    Institute of Nuclear Physics and Engineering, National Research Nuclear University “Moscow Engineering Physics Institute”, Kashirskoe Highway 31, 115409 Moscow, Russia
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

Abstract

The paper presents the experimental measurements of thermal efficiency of a tubular direct absorption solar collector (DASC) with a hybrid nanofluid based on magnetite (Fe 3 O 4 ) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT). The volumetric concentration of Fe 3 O 4 and MWCNT was 0.0053% and 0.0045%, respectively. The experiments were carried out for the flow rates of 2–10 L/min and a temperature difference up to 20 ∘ C between the environment and the DASC. The performance of the DASC with a hybrid nanofluid was in the range of 52.3–69.4%, which was just beyond the performance of the collector with surface absorption. It was also found that using a MWCNT-based nanofluid with an equivalent total volumetric concentration of particles (0.0091%), the efficiency was 8.3–31.5% higher than for the cases with the hybrid nanofluid.

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  • Pavel G. Struchalin & Dmitrii M. Kuzmenkov & Vladimir S. Yunin & Xinzhi Wang & Yurong He & Boris V. Balakin, 2022. "Hybrid Nanofluid in a Direct Absorption Solar Collector: Magnetite vs. Carbon Nanotubes Compete for Thermal Performance," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(5), pages 1-8, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:5:p:1604-:d:755192
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