Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis of Parabolic Trough Collectors Using Straight Conical Strip Inserts with Nanofluids

Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis of Parabolic Trough Collectors Using Straight Conical Strip Inserts with Nanofluids

In this study, we numerically investigated the effect of swirl inserts with and without nanofluids over a range of Reynolds numbers for parabolic trough collectors with non-uniform heating. Three approaches were utilized to enhance the thermal-hydraulic performance—the variation of geometrical prope...

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Main Authors: Nabeel Abed, Imran Afgan, Hector Iacovides, Andrea Cioncolini, Ilyas Khurshid, Adel Nasser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Nanomaterials
Subjects:
heat transfer
swirl generators
non-uniform heating
parabolic solar trough collectors
solar thermal energy
thermal and hydraulic performance
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/11/4/853

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