Nanofluid-based photovoltaic thermal solar collector with nanoparticle-enhanced phase change material (Nano-PCM) and twisted absorber tubes

Photovoltaic thermal (PVT) collectors convert solar energy into thermal and photovoltaic energy. The thermal performance of a PVT collector with a twisted absorber tube and nanoparticle-enhanced phase change material (Nano-PCM) was evaluated. The experiments were aimed to evaluate the photovoltaic,...

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Published inCase studies in thermal engineering Vol. 49; p. 103299
Main Authors Al-Aasam, Anwer B., Ibrahim, Adnan, Sopian, Kamaruzzaman, Abdulsahib M, Bassam, Dayer, Mojtaba
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2023
Elsevier
Subjects
Exergy efficiency
Nano-PCM
Photovoltaic efficiency
Photovoltaic thermal efficiency
Primary energy saving efficiency
PVT
Thermal efficiency
Photovoltaic efficiency
Exergy efficiency
Thermal efficiency
Primary energy saving efficiency
Nano-PCM
PVT
Photovoltaic thermal efficiency
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Summary:Photovoltaic thermal (PVT) collectors convert solar energy into thermal and photovoltaic energy. The thermal performance of a PVT collector with a twisted absorber tube and nanoparticle-enhanced phase change material (Nano-PCM) was evaluated. The experiments were aimed to evaluate the photovoltaic, thermal and combination photovoltaic thermal efficiencies using an indoor solar simulator. Circular and twisted absorber tubes with Nano-PCM were evaluated in two designs. The working fluid was water with 0%, 0.3%, and 0.6% volume fractions of SiC nanofluids. The highest photovoltaic, thermal, and combined photovoltaic thermal efficiencies for the PVT-PCM with twisted tube and 0.6% nanofluids were 9.57, 84.74, and 94.31, respectively. The use of twisted absorber tubes with Nano-PCM increased the efficiency of the PVT collector.
ISSN:2214-157X
2214-157X
DOI:10.1016/j.csite.2023.103299