Enhancing solar panel cooling efficiency: a study on the influence of nanofluid inclusion and pin fin shape during melting and freezing of phase change materials

The present article presents a 3D simulation of a solar thermal panel containing phase change materials (PCMs). Two pipes are devised in the panel, and several pin fins (PFs) are applied to each pipe. Organic PCMs are encapsulated in a compartment around the PFs and pipes. The variable is PF shape,...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Energy Research
Main Authors:	Jawed Mustafa, Saeed Alqaed, S. Mohammad Sajadi, Hikmet Ş. Aybar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-02-01
Subjects:	pin fin PVT nanofluid phase chane material numerical study
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenrg.2024.1344061/full