Performance Assessment of Low-Temperature Solar Collector with Fullerenes C60 Manufactured at Low Cost in an Emerging Country
In this work, the performance of a low-temperature solar collector (LTSC) is evaluated, using carbon nanoparticles in water as working fluid. The nanoparticles used are crystallized fullerenes, with a red parameter of 1.42 nm ± 0.5 nm, with different volume fractions in water. The thickness of the c...
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| author | Esteban Eduardo Barrera Abraham Medina Lucía Graciela Díaz-Barriga Alejandro Zacarías José de Jesús Rubio Geydy Luz Gutiérrez José Michael Cruz Mercedes De Vega Néstor García María Venegas |
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| description | In this work, the performance of a low-temperature solar collector (LTSC) is evaluated, using carbon nanoparticles in water as working fluid. The nanoparticles used are crystallized fullerenes, with a red parameter of 1.42 nm ± 0.5 nm, with different volume fractions in water. The thickness of the carbon film was approximately 140 to 520 nm. The study is divided into three parts: modeling and simulation of an LTSC, low-cost production and characterization of nanoparticles, and thermal evaluation of the LTSC. For the study, fullerenes were produced by microwave synthesis from a terpenoid resin (Camphor) and the nanoparticles were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and High-Resolution Transmission (HRTEM). Tests were carried out with different volumetric flow rates, 0.0111 LT/s, 0.0166 LT/s and 0.0194 L/s, and two volumetric concentrations, 0.035% and 0.063%. The results obtained from the fullerene nanofluid showed an improvement in the thermophysical properties compared to the properties of water. The performance results showed that the efficiency increases up to 47.2% compared to that of water, with a volume fraction of 0.063%, and a flow rate of 0.0194 LT/s. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0e682713574045f29243b94358e7a4b92023-11-24T00:24:47ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-03-01126316110.3390/app12063161Performance Assessment of Low-Temperature Solar Collector with Fullerenes C60 Manufactured at Low Cost in an Emerging CountryEsteban Eduardo Barrera0Abraham Medina1Lucía Graciela Díaz-Barriga2Alejandro Zacarías3José de Jesús Rubio4Geydy Luz Gutiérrez5José Michael Cruz6Mercedes De Vega7Néstor García8María Venegas9ITQ, Tecnológico Nacional de México, Av. Tecnológico s/n, Esq. Gral. Mariano Escobedo, Mexico City 76000, MexicoESIME Azcapotzalco, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. de las Granjas 682, Santa Catarina, Mexico City 02250, MexicoESIQUIE, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, UPALM, Mexico City 07738, MexicoESIME Azcapotzalco, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. de las Granjas 682, Santa Catarina, Mexico City 02250, MexicoESIME Azcapotzalco, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. de las Granjas 682, Santa Catarina, Mexico City 02250, MexicoDepartamento de Ingeniería Mecánica-Eléctrica, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Dr. Manuel Nava No. 8, Zona Universitaria Poniente, San Luis Potosí 78290, MexicoESIME Azcapotzalco, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. de las Granjas 682, Santa Catarina, Mexico City 02250, MexicoDepartamento de Ingeniería Térmica y de Fluidos, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Avda. Universidad 30, Leganés, 28911 Madrid, SpainDepartamento de Ingeniería Térmica y de Fluidos, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Avda. Universidad 30, Leganés, 28911 Madrid, SpainDepartamento de Ingeniería Térmica y de Fluidos, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Avda. Universidad 30, Leganés, 28911 Madrid, SpainIn this work, the performance of a low-temperature solar collector (LTSC) is evaluated, using carbon nanoparticles in water as working fluid. The nanoparticles used are crystallized fullerenes, with a red parameter of 1.42 nm ± 0.5 nm, with different volume fractions in water. The thickness of the carbon film was approximately 140 to 520 nm. The study is divided into three parts: modeling and simulation of an LTSC, low-cost production and characterization of nanoparticles, and thermal evaluation of the LTSC. For the study, fullerenes were produced by microwave synthesis from a terpenoid resin (Camphor) and the nanoparticles were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and High-Resolution Transmission (HRTEM). Tests were carried out with different volumetric flow rates, 0.0111 LT/s, 0.0166 LT/s and 0.0194 L/s, and two volumetric concentrations, 0.035% and 0.063%. The results obtained from the fullerene nanofluid showed an improvement in the thermophysical properties compared to the properties of water. The performance results showed that the efficiency increases up to 47.2% compared to that of water, with a volume fraction of 0.063%, and a flow rate of 0.0194 LT/s.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/6/3161fullerene nanofluidlow-temperature solar collectorthin films of fullerenethermophysical properties |
| spellingShingle | Esteban Eduardo Barrera Abraham Medina Lucía Graciela Díaz-Barriga Alejandro Zacarías José de Jesús Rubio Geydy Luz Gutiérrez José Michael Cruz Mercedes De Vega Néstor García María Venegas Performance Assessment of Low-Temperature Solar Collector with Fullerenes C60 Manufactured at Low Cost in an Emerging Country Applied Sciences fullerene nanofluid low-temperature solar collector thin films of fullerene thermophysical properties |
| title | Performance Assessment of Low-Temperature Solar Collector with Fullerenes C60 Manufactured at Low Cost in an Emerging Country |
| title_full | Performance Assessment of Low-Temperature Solar Collector with Fullerenes C60 Manufactured at Low Cost in an Emerging Country |
| title_fullStr | Performance Assessment of Low-Temperature Solar Collector with Fullerenes C60 Manufactured at Low Cost in an Emerging Country |
| title_full_unstemmed | Performance Assessment of Low-Temperature Solar Collector with Fullerenes C60 Manufactured at Low Cost in an Emerging Country |
| title_short | Performance Assessment of Low-Temperature Solar Collector with Fullerenes C60 Manufactured at Low Cost in an Emerging Country |
| title_sort | performance assessment of low temperature solar collector with fullerenes c60 manufactured at low cost in an emerging country |
| topic | fullerene nanofluid low-temperature solar collector thin films of fullerene thermophysical properties |
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