Angle of inclination and radiation intensity variation effects on the flat plate solar collector’s performance using graphene oxide (GO)-water nanofluid

• Published in: IOP conference series. Earth and environmental science Vol. 847; no. 1; pp. 12024 - 12032
• Main Authors: Permanasari, A A, Putra, S A, Puspitasari, P, Sukarni, S, Zaine, S N A, Wahyunengsih, W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.09.2021
• Subjects: Flat plates; Graphene; Heat exchangers; Heat transfer; Incidence angle; Inclination angle; Nanofluids; Nanoparticles; Radiant flux density; Radiation; Solar collectors; Solar energy; Solar radiation; Thermophysical properties; Variation
• ISSN: 1755-1307; 1755-1315
• DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/847/1/012024

Abstract Flat Plate Solar Collector is a special heat exchanger instrument that transforms solar radiation energy into heat energy. Various attempts have been completed to improve the flat plate solar collector’s performance. One of them is by developing advanced heat transfer fluid with better thermophysical properties than base fluid. Further, the flat plate solar collector’s inclination angle and radiation intensity were investigated to identify the most optimal solar radiation angle of incidence. This study discusses the use of a 0.006% graphene oxide-water nanoparticle toward the nanofluid’s thermophysical properties, sufficient radiation intensity of flat plate solar collector performance, as well as the inclination angle of flat plate solar collector toward the collector’s performance. The used radiation intensity variations were 415 W/m 2 , 515 W/m 2 and 615 W/m 2 . Meanwhile, the radiation used in this study was from a sun simulator 750 W/m2. In each radiation intensity variation, the inclination angle test of 30°, 45°, and 60° for the flat plate solar collector were carried out. This study was expected to discover the best performance of graphene oxide-water nanofluid usage, collector’s inclination angle variation, and radiation intensity variation.