Role of nanofluids in solar water heater

By E. Natarajan, R. Sathish. 2009

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Investigations for effect of Al2O3–H2O nanofluid flow rate on the efficiency of direct absorption solar collector (2015, background): “Natarajan and Sathish [18] investigated the thermal conductivity enhancement of base fluids using carbon nanotube (CNT) and suggested efficiency enhancement of the conventional solar water heater by using CNT based nanofluids as a heat transport medium.”
Thermal performance enhancement of a flat plate solar collector using hybrid nanofluid (2020, background): “[24] E. Natarajan and R. Sathish, “Role of nanofluids in solar water heater,” Int.”
Comparison of single and two-phase models for nanofluid convection at the entrance of a uniformly heated tube (2014, unknown): “Therefore, nanofluids are considered for many engineering applications such as, cooling of electronics [4,5], vehicle thermal management [6], and solar energy systems [7,8].”
Applications of nanotechnology in renewable energies—A comprehensive overview and understanding (2015, methodology): “Natarajan and Sathish [31] investigated experimentally the role of nanofluids in solar water heater.”
Experimental Study on Thermal Efficiency of Flat Plate Solar Collector Using TiO2/Water Nanofluid (2013, unknown): “Natarajan and Sathish (2009) also believed the novel approach of increasing the efficiency of solar water heater through the introduction of nanofluids instead of conventional heat transfer fluids.”