An Experimental Approach to Energy and Exergy Analyses of a Hybrid PV/T System with Simultaneous Water and Air Cooling
In this paper, the effects of simultaneous air and water cooling on the energy performances of a single-pass hybrid PV/T system are experimentally investigated. Both air and water are used as coolants and are tested at four different mass flow rates, ranging from 0.0014 to 0.0026 kg/s. It is found t...
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| description | In this paper, the effects of simultaneous air and water cooling on the energy performances of a single-pass hybrid PV/T system are experimentally investigated. Both air and water are used as coolants and are tested at four different mass flow rates, ranging from 0.0014 to 0.0026 kg/s. It is found that the overall efficiency of the PV/T system is dependent on the solar intensity and mass flow rate of coolants. Maximum PV/T system efficiency is found to be 62.2% for a simultaneous flow of water and air at a 0.0026 kg/s flow rate, which is 35.5% higher than the efficiency found at 0.0014 kg/s coolant flow rate. Maximum thermal energy outputs are 85.8 and 211.84 W/m<sup>2</sup> while using air- and water-based coolants, respectively. Exergy analysis of the developed system indicates that exergy efficiency increased by up to two times by introducing simultaneous air and water cooling in this PV/T system. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bfcfcb14d721414f9210693e731c61672023-11-23T16:05:24ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-09-011518676410.3390/en15186764An Experimental Approach to Energy and Exergy Analyses of a Hybrid PV/T System with Simultaneous Water and Air CoolingMonjur Mourshed0Nahid Imtiaz Masuk1Huy Quoc Nguyen2Bahman Shabani3Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Bundoora 3083, AustraliaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET), Rajshahi 6204, BangladeshFaculty of Heat and Refrigeration Engineering, The University of Danang—University of Science and Technology, Danang 550000, VietnamMechanical and Automotive Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Bundoora 3083, AustraliaIn this paper, the effects of simultaneous air and water cooling on the energy performances of a single-pass hybrid PV/T system are experimentally investigated. Both air and water are used as coolants and are tested at four different mass flow rates, ranging from 0.0014 to 0.0026 kg/s. It is found that the overall efficiency of the PV/T system is dependent on the solar intensity and mass flow rate of coolants. Maximum PV/T system efficiency is found to be 62.2% for a simultaneous flow of water and air at a 0.0026 kg/s flow rate, which is 35.5% higher than the efficiency found at 0.0014 kg/s coolant flow rate. Maximum thermal energy outputs are 85.8 and 211.84 W/m<sup>2</sup> while using air- and water-based coolants, respectively. Exergy analysis of the developed system indicates that exergy efficiency increased by up to two times by introducing simultaneous air and water cooling in this PV/T system.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/18/6764solar energyhybrid PV/Tenergy analysisexergy analysis |
| spellingShingle | Monjur Mourshed Nahid Imtiaz Masuk Huy Quoc Nguyen Bahman Shabani An Experimental Approach to Energy and Exergy Analyses of a Hybrid PV/T System with Simultaneous Water and Air Cooling Energies solar energy hybrid PV/T energy analysis exergy analysis |
| title | An Experimental Approach to Energy and Exergy Analyses of a Hybrid PV/T System with Simultaneous Water and Air Cooling |
| title_full | An Experimental Approach to Energy and Exergy Analyses of a Hybrid PV/T System with Simultaneous Water and Air Cooling |
| title_fullStr | An Experimental Approach to Energy and Exergy Analyses of a Hybrid PV/T System with Simultaneous Water and Air Cooling |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Experimental Approach to Energy and Exergy Analyses of a Hybrid PV/T System with Simultaneous Water and Air Cooling |
| title_short | An Experimental Approach to Energy and Exergy Analyses of a Hybrid PV/T System with Simultaneous Water and Air Cooling |
| title_sort | experimental approach to energy and exergy analyses of a hybrid pv t system with simultaneous water and air cooling |
| topic | solar energy hybrid PV/T energy analysis exergy analysis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/18/6764 |
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