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Electrical and thermal performance enhancement of a photovoltaic thermal hybrid system with a novel inner plate-finned collective cooling with different nanofluids
Ist Teil von
International journal of green energy, 2024-02, Vol.21 (3), p.555-569
Ort / Verlag
Taylor & Francis
Erscheinungsjahr
2024
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Taylor & Francis
Beschreibungen/Notizen
In the present study, an experimental and mathematical analysis was performed in a novel nanofluid-based collective cooling consisting of inner-plate heat fins in order to explore a photovoltaic-thermal (PV/T) system efficiency for Al
2
O
3
, TiO
2,
and CuO-based nanofluids. The electrical efficiency increase, temperature decrease in the panel surface, thermal efficiency increase, and heat transfer performance of Al
2
O
3
-water, TiO
2
-water and CuO-water nanofluids which were prepared in three different ratios (0.2%, 0.4%, and 0.6%, in mass) and constant fluid flow rates were investigated. The highest electrical efficiency increase was observed in the 0.2% nanofluid Al
2
O
3
-water, at amount of 1.467% that correspond to 5.49% increase rate. The highest panel temperature drops were observed at the rate of 0.2% nanoparticles of Al
2
O
3
-water, TiO
2
-water, and CuO-water. The highest thermal efficiency was observed in the Al
2
O
3
-water nanofluid with 0.2% nanoparticles as the amount of 49.59% in average. For 0.2% nanofluid cooling, the averages of panel temperature drops were 13.28 ºC, 11.64 ºC, 11.06 ºC, and 9.14 ºC for TiO
2
-water, Al
2
O
3
-water, CuO-water nanofluid cooled panels, and water-cooled panel, respectively. Finally, appropriate amount of nanofluid cooling not exceeded 0.4% can be recommended in practical application for its benefits on improving the efficiency of system.