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Application of hybrid nanofluids in a novel combined photovoltaic/thermal and solar collector system

Kazemian, A ; Sharif University of Technology | 2022

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2022.04.016
  3. Publisher: Elsevier Ltd , 2022
  4. Abstract:
  5. Because of the low outflow temperature of the conventional photovoltaic thermal systems and lack of electrical production of the solar thermal collectors, a novel combined system is proposed to solve the two mentioned drawbacks. This novel system is achieved by connecting a photovoltaic thermal unit to a solar thermal collector in series. To increase the overall performance of this novel combined system, different hybrid nanofluids include (1) multiwall carbon nanotube-aluminum oxide (2) multiwall carbon nanotube-silicon carbide (3) graphene-aluminum oxide, and (4) graphene-silicon carbide are compared. The investigation is performed based on the three-dimensional simulation, and the Eulerian-Eulerian model is selected for the simulation of hybrid nanofluids. To estimate the performance of this novel combined system, the first and second laws of thermodynamics are used. Moreover, the share of entropy generation in all components of the system is calculated. The results indicate that the multiwall carbon-silicon carbide hybrid nanofluid with the average electrical and thermal energy efficiency of 13.85% and 56.55%, respectively, has the best performance compared to other fluids. Furthermore, in the combined system, different components of the solar collector produce more entropy generation than the components of the photovoltaic thermal module. © 2022 International Solar Energy Society
  6. Keywords:
  7. Energy and Exergy ; PVT-ST ; Solar Collector ; Alumina ; Aluminum oxide ; Collector efficiency ; Energy efficiency ; Entropy ; Exergy ; Graphene ; Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCN) ; Nanofluidics ; Solar heating ; Solar power generation ; Combined system ; Entropy generation ; Hybrid nanofluid ; Performance ; Photovoltaic thermal module ; Photovoltaic thermals ; Solar thermal collector ; Thermal modules ; Silicon carbide ; Electrical power ; Inorganic compound ; Performance assessment ; Photovoltaic system ; Power generation ; Solar power ; Thermal power
  8. Source: Solar Energy ; Volume 239 , 2022 , Pages 102-116 ; 0038092X (ISSN)
  9. URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0038092X22002614