Noble MXene nanofluids' impact on solar collector effectiveness enhancement: a CFD numerical evaluation

The thermal flat plate solar collector (FPSC) is a versatile solar harvesting system that may be integrated into various designs and base fluids. This study presents a novel investigation of using nanofluids to transfer thermal energy in an FPSC system. Using the governing equations in CFD simulatio...

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Main Authors: Farhana, Kaniz, Mahamude, Abu Shadate Faisal, Kadirgama, Kumaran, Rajan, Jose
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Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2024
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/40058/1/Noble%20MXene%20nanofluids%27%20impact%20on%20solar%20collector%20effectiveness%20enhancement%20a%20CFD%20numerical%20evaluation.pdf
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author Farhana, Kaniz
Mahamude, Abu Shadate Faisal
Kadirgama, Kumaran
Rajan, Jose
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Kadirgama, Kumaran
Rajan, Jose
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description The thermal flat plate solar collector (FPSC) is a versatile solar harvesting system that may be integrated into various designs and base fluids. This study presents a novel investigation of using nanofluids to transfer thermal energy in an FPSC system. Using the governing equations in CFD simulations, the performance of an FPSC is studied numerically. The base fluid has been defined as a 60:40 blend of ethylene glycol and water. The effects of three distinct volume fractions of MXene nanofluids in the 0.01–0.1% range on the efficiency are investigated. The numerical findings revealed that employing MXene nanofluid increases outlet temperature efficiency by about 5.83%, 6.06%, and 6.31% when 0.01%, 0.05%, and 0.1% volume fractions of nanofluids are used, respectively. The research aims to create a validated numerical model that can be used to assess the effectiveness of FPSC utilizing ethylene glycol and water or other nanofluids of any mass fraction as a working fluid. To examine the overall effectiveness of the FPSC, a numerical model was created using Solidworks software and ANSYS ICEM CFD. The numerical findings revealed that (i) increasing the proportion of MXene nanofluid in the FPCS enhances efficiency to 0.1% volume fraction, and (ii) MXene nanoparticles may be used in the solar collector to improve efficiency.
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spelling UMPir400582024-01-17T06:27:16Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/40058/ Noble MXene nanofluids' impact on solar collector effectiveness enhancement: a CFD numerical evaluation Farhana, Kaniz Mahamude, Abu Shadate Faisal Kadirgama, Kumaran Rajan, Jose TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics The thermal flat plate solar collector (FPSC) is a versatile solar harvesting system that may be integrated into various designs and base fluids. This study presents a novel investigation of using nanofluids to transfer thermal energy in an FPSC system. Using the governing equations in CFD simulations, the performance of an FPSC is studied numerically. The base fluid has been defined as a 60:40 blend of ethylene glycol and water. The effects of three distinct volume fractions of MXene nanofluids in the 0.01–0.1% range on the efficiency are investigated. The numerical findings revealed that employing MXene nanofluid increases outlet temperature efficiency by about 5.83%, 6.06%, and 6.31% when 0.01%, 0.05%, and 0.1% volume fractions of nanofluids are used, respectively. The research aims to create a validated numerical model that can be used to assess the effectiveness of FPSC utilizing ethylene glycol and water or other nanofluids of any mass fraction as a working fluid. To examine the overall effectiveness of the FPSC, a numerical model was created using Solidworks software and ANSYS ICEM CFD. The numerical findings revealed that (i) increasing the proportion of MXene nanofluid in the FPCS enhances efficiency to 0.1% volume fraction, and (ii) MXene nanoparticles may be used in the solar collector to improve efficiency. Springer Nature 2024 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/40058/1/Noble%20MXene%20nanofluids%27%20impact%20on%20solar%20collector%20effectiveness%20enhancement%20a%20CFD%20numerical%20evaluation.pdf Farhana, Kaniz and Mahamude, Abu Shadate Faisal and Kadirgama, Kumaran and Rajan, Jose (2024) Noble MXene nanofluids' impact on solar collector effectiveness enhancement: a CFD numerical evaluation. Sustainable Energy Research, 11 (1). ISSN 2731-9237. (Published) https://doi.org/10.1186/s40807-023-00090-z 10.1186/s40807-023-00090-z
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Mahamude, Abu Shadate Faisal
Kadirgama, Kumaran
Rajan, Jose
Noble MXene nanofluids' impact on solar collector effectiveness enhancement: a CFD numerical evaluation
title Noble MXene nanofluids' impact on solar collector effectiveness enhancement: a CFD numerical evaluation
title_full Noble MXene nanofluids' impact on solar collector effectiveness enhancement: a CFD numerical evaluation
title_fullStr Noble MXene nanofluids' impact on solar collector effectiveness enhancement: a CFD numerical evaluation
title_full_unstemmed Noble MXene nanofluids' impact on solar collector effectiveness enhancement: a CFD numerical evaluation
title_short Noble MXene nanofluids' impact on solar collector effectiveness enhancement: a CFD numerical evaluation
title_sort noble mxene nanofluids impact on solar collector effectiveness enhancement a cfd numerical evaluation
topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/40058/1/Noble%20MXene%20nanofluids%27%20impact%20on%20solar%20collector%20effectiveness%20enhancement%20a%20CFD%20numerical%20evaluation.pdf
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