relation: https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/12952/
title: Thermal performance enhancement in flat plate solar collector solar water heater: A review
creator: Azha, N.I.S.
creator: Hussin, H.
creator: Nasif, M.S.
creator: Hussain, T.
description: Various studies to improve the thermal performance of flat plate solar collector (FPSC) solar water heater have been conducted, and more are currently in progress. This study aims to review existing methods on thermal performance enhancement for FPSC and discuss on heat-transfer enhancement using vibration and its potential application for FPSC. Ten methods for improving thermal performance are identified, which include applications of nanofluids, absorber coatings, phase change materials (PCM), thermal performance enhancers, FPSC design modifications, polymer materials, heat loss reduction, mini and micro channel and heat-transfer enhancement using vibration. An examination of heat-transfer enhancement using vibration in low frequency ranges for an evacuated-tube solar collector (ETSC) solar water heater system showed that it can potentially achieve heat-transfer enhancement of up to 78. Nevertheless, there is still a lack of research on the applications of heat-transfer enhancement using vibration on FPSC to date. © 2020 by the authors.
publisher: MDPI AG
date: 2020
type: Article
type: PeerReviewed
identifier:   Azha, N.I.S. and Hussin, H. and Nasif, M.S. and Hussain, T.  (2020) Thermal performance enhancement in flat plate solar collector solar water heater: A review.  Processes, 8 (7).   ISSN 22279717     
relation: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85088471932&doi=10.3390%2fPR8070756&partnerID=40&md5=1f0fd2994dda0d84c74feb609a53dcf5
relation: 10.3390/PR8070756
identifier: 10.3390/PR8070756