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Alqaed, Saeed
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Mustafa, Jawed
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Almehmadi, Fahad Awjah
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Alharthi, Mathkar A.
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Sharifpur, Mohsen
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Cheraghian, Goshtasp
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dc.date.accessioned |
2023-08-30T05:24:57Z |
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dc.date.available |
2023-08-30T05:24:57Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2022-10 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The finite element (FEM) approach is used in this study to model the laminar flow of an eco-friendly nanofluid (NF) within three pipes in a solar system. A solar panel and a supporting phase change material (PCM) that three pipelines flowed through made up the solar system. An organic, eco-friendly PCM was employed. Several fins were used on the pipes, and the NF temperature and panel temperature were measured at different flow rates. To model the NF flow, a two-phase mixture was used. As a direct consequence of the flow rate being raised by a factor of two, the maximum temperature of the panel dropped by 1.85 °C, and the average temperature dropped by 1.82 °C. As the flow rate increased, the temperature of the output flow dropped by up to 2 °C. At flow rates ranging from low to medium to high, the PCM melted completely in a short amount of time; however, at high flow rates, a portion of the PCM remained non-melted surrounding the pipes. An increase in the NF flow rate had a variable effect on the heat transfer (HTR) coefficient. |
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dc.description.department |
Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering |
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dc.description.librarian |
hj2023 |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
The Deanship of Scientific Research at Najran University. |
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dc.description.uri |
http://www.mdpi.com/journal/materials |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Alqaed, S.; Mustafa, J.;
Almehmadi, F.A.; Alharthi, M.A.;
Sharifpur, M.; Cheraghian, G.
Investigating the Effect of Tube
Diameter on the Performance of a
Hybrid Photovoltaic–Thermal
System Based on Phase Change
Materials and Nanofluids. Materials
2022, 15, 7613. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15217613. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1996-1944 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.3390/ma15217613 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/92108 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
MDPI |
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dc.rights |
© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access
article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution
(CC BY) license. |
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dc.subject |
Two-phase organic nanofluid |
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Solar energy |
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dc.subject |
Environment |
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Organic PCM |
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Phase change material (PCM) |
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Heat transfer coefficient (HTC) |
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SDG-07: Affordable and clean energy |
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dc.title |
Investigating the effect of tube diameter on the performance of a hybrid photovoltaic–thermal system based on phase change materials and nanofluids |
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Article |
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