Performance Evaluation of a Nanofluid-Based Direct Absorption Solar Collector with Parabolic Trough Concentrator

Application of solar collectors for hot water supply, space heating, and cooling plays a significant role in reducing building energy consumption. For conventional solar collectors, solar radiation is absorbed by spectral selective coating on the collectors’ tube/plate wall. The poor durability of t...

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Published in:	Nanomaterials
Main Authors:	Guoying Xu, Wei Chen, Shiming Deng, Xiaosong Zhang, Sainan Zhao
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2015-12-01
Subjects:	solar collector nanofluid temperature distribution collection efficiency
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/5/4/2131