Performance enhancement of a Flat Plate Solar collector using Titanium dioxide nanofluid and Polyethylene Glycol dispersant

dc.contributor.author Zafar Said
dc.contributor.author M. A. Sabiha
dc.contributor.author Rahman Saidur
dc.contributor.author A. Hepbasli
dc.contributor.author Nasrudin Abd Rahim
dc.contributor.author Saad Mekhilef
dc.contributor.author Thomas Arthur Ward
dc.contributor.author Said, Z.
dc.contributor.author Sabiha, M.A.
dc.contributor.author Hepbasli, A.
dc.contributor.author Rahim, N.A.
dc.contributor.author Mekhilef, S.
dc.contributor.author Ward, T.A.
dc.contributor.author Saidur, R.
dc.date.accessioned 2025-10-06T17:52:23Z
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.description.abstract The use of TiO<inf>2</inf>-water nanofluid as a working fluid for enhancing the performance of a flat plate solar collector has been studied. The volume fraction of the nanoparticles was 0.1% and 0.3% respectively while the mass flow rates of the nanofluid varied from 0.5 to 1.5 kg/min respectively. Thermo-physical properties and reduced sedimentation for TiO<inf>2</inf>-nanofluid was obtained using PEG 400 dispersant. The results reveal the impact and importance of each of these parameters. Energy efficiency increased by 76.6% for 0.1% volume fraction and 0.5 kg/min flow rate whereas the highest exergy efficiency achieved was 16.9% for 0.1% volume fraction and 0.5 kg/min flow rate. Results showed that the pressure drop and pumping power of TiO<inf>2</inf> nanofluid was very close to the base fluid for the studied volume fractions. © 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
dc.description.sponsorship Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, MOHE; Universiti Malaya, UM, (RP015B-13AET); Universiti Malaya, UM
dc.description.sponsorship This research is supported by UM High Impact Research Grant UMRG Project: RP015B-13AET from the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia .
dc.description.sponsorship Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia [RP015B-13AET]
dc.identifier.doi 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.01.007
dc.identifier.issn 09596526
dc.identifier.issn 0959-6526
dc.identifier.issn 1879-1786
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dc.identifier.uri https://gcris.yasar.edu.tr/handle/123456789/9919
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.01.007
dc.language.iso English
dc.publisher Elsevier Ltd
dc.relation.ispartof Journal of Cleaner Production
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.source Journal of Cleaner Production
dc.subject Energy, Exergy, Nanofluid, Pressure Drop, Thermal Conductivity, Tio2, Drops, Energy Efficiency, Exergy, Oxide Minerals, Pressure Drop, Solar Collectors, Thermal Conductivity, Titanium Dioxide, Volume Fraction, Energy, Exergy Efficiencies, Flat-plate Solar Collectors, Mass Flow Rate, Nanofluids, Performance Enhancements, Thermo-physical Property, Tio2, Nanofluidics
dc.subject Drops, Energy efficiency, Exergy, Oxide minerals, Pressure drop, Solar collectors, Thermal conductivity, Titanium dioxide, Volume fraction, Energy, Exergy efficiencies, Flat-plate solar collectors, Mass flow rate, Nanofluids, Performance enhancements, Thermo-physical property, TiO2, Nanofluidics
dc.subject Exergy
dc.subject Tio<sub>2</sub>
dc.subject Nanofluid
dc.subject Pressure Drop
dc.subject Thermal Conductivity
dc.subject Tio2
dc.subject Energy
dc.title Performance enhancement of a Flat Plate Solar collector using Titanium dioxide nanofluid and Polyethylene Glycol dispersant
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