Rubbi, F. and Das, L. and Habib, K. and Aslfattahi, N. and Saidur, R. and Rahman, M.T. (2021) State-of-the-art review on water-based nanofluids for low temperature solar thermal collector application. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 230. ISSN 09270248
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In the last decade, nanofluids have set significant milestones as efficient working fluids in the field of solar energy conversion to meet rising energy demand. Research on thermophysical properties, long-term stability, and rheology is progressing to achieve effective practical deployment of nanofluids in renewable solar photo-thermal energy conversion sectors (i.e., solar collectors). Nonetheless, researchers and engineers are having a difficult time coping with nearly infinite culpable variables influencing the output of various types of nanofluids. This paper aims to provide an up-to-date analysis of the developments and challenges of widely used water-based nanofluids, with a focus on formulation methods, main properties (thermophysical, stability, and rheological), and effective implementation in low temperature solar collector systems. Previous experimental and numerical studies on the subject have been compiled and thoroughly scrutinized, providing crucial phenomena, mechanisms, flaws, and responsible parameters for achieving stable and optimized thermal properties that integrate with heat transfer performance. It has been discovered that optimizing the critical factors leads to superior behavior of the nanofluids, which results in improved thermal efficiency of the solar collectors. Finally, emerging concerns are identified, as are potential recommendations to resolve existing problems in the field for future advancement that would mobilize rapid progress and practical engineering use of water based nanofluids on solar collectors. © 2021 Elsevier B.V.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | cited By 34 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Convergence of numerical methods; Elasticity; Energy conversion; Heat transfer performance; Nanofluidics; Solar collectors; Solar energy; Solar heating; Stability; Temperature, Energy demands; Lows-temperatures; Nanofluids; Property; Solar energy conversions; Solar thermal collector; State-of-the art reviews; Thermophysical; Water based; Working fluid, Rheology |
Depositing User: | Mr Ahmad Suhairi UTP |
Date Deposited: | 10 Nov 2023 03:29 |
Last Modified: | 10 Nov 2023 03:29 |
URI: | https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/id/eprint/14465 |