Single-phase and two-phase models of a hybrid nanofluid traveling through a non-uniformly heated (PTC) receiver: A comparative study-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Single-phase and two-phase models of a hybrid nanofluid traveling through a non-uniformly heated (PTC) receiver: A comparative study

Published:2023-11-30 Issue:6 Volume:9 Page:1442-1451
ISSN:2148-7847
Container-title:Journal of Thermal Engineering
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Author:

BENABDERRAHMANE Amina¹^ORCID,HUSSEIN Ahmed Kadhim²^ORCID,YOUNIS Obai³^ORCID,BENAZZA Abdelylah⁴^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University Mustapha Stambouli of Mascara, 90407, Algeria

2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Babylon, 51002, Iraq

3. 3Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering in Wadi Alddwasir, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, 16273, Saudi Arabia; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Khartoum, 11115, Sudan

4. Faculty of Technology, Djilali Liabes University, Sidi Bel Abbes, 22000, Algeria

Abstract

The current study used single and two-phase modeling to numerically explore three-dimen-sional the turbulent forced convection of a hybrid nanofluid passing through a non-uniformly heated parabolic trough solar collector (PTC) for increasing heat transfer. The typical heat flux profile on the receiver’s absorber outer wall was addressed by a finite volume method (FVM) and the MCRT method. The results demonstrated that the single and two-phase models pro-duced almost similar hydrodynamic results but dissimilar thermal ones. It was found that the results of mixture model matched the experimental ones. The results also illustrated that the hybrid nanofluid gives the highest thermal performance for a mixture composed of 1.5% copper + 0.5% alumina dispersed in the water.

Publisher

Journal of Thermal Engineering

Subject

Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes,Energy Engineering and Power Technology,Building and Construction

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