The CFD analysis of flat plate collector-nanofluid as working medium

The main objective of this study is to find which Nano fluid is more efficient to transfer heat in a solar flat plate collector by considering various physical parameters like density, specific heat, thermal conductivity, viscosity etc. Model was created and simulated using ‘Ansys-Fluent’ software (...

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Main Authors: Krishna, Yathin, K., Abdul Razak R., Afzal, Asif
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Aluminum oxide
CAD
Computational fluid dynamics
Computer aided design
Computer simulation
Flat plates
Flow simulation
Flow velocity
Fluid flow
Mathematical models
Nanofluids
Nanoparticles
Physical properties
Power efficiency
Thermal conductivity
Turbulent flow
Working fluids
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Summary:The main objective of this study is to find which Nano fluid is more efficient to transfer heat in a solar flat plate collector by considering various physical parameters like density, specific heat, thermal conductivity, viscosity etc. Model was created and simulated using ‘Ansys-Fluent’ software (K-€ model was used for turbulent flow simulation). Different working fluids such as Al203 and CU0 were made to flow inside the single flat plate collector (SFPC). The simulations were carried out by varying flow rate, volumetric fraction of Nanoparticle etc. to the model to get best power output, efficiency, useful heat and heat losses so that the similar conditions can be applied to the actual system. Moreover attempts were made to increase the output temperature of the fluid to few degrees centigrade.
ISSN:0094-243X
1551-7616
DOI:10.1063/1.5079021