Experimental investigation on thermal performance of a PV/T-PCM (photovoltaic/thermal) system cooling with a PCM and nanofluid Sarafraz, M.M., Safaei, M.R., Leon, A.S., Tlili, I., Alkanhal, T.A., Tian, Z., Goodarzi, M. and Arjomandi, M. 2019, Experimental investigation on thermal performance of a PV/T-PCM (photovoltaic/thermal) system cooling with a PCM and nanofluid, Energies, vol. 12, no. 13, pp. 1-16, doi: 10.3390/en12132572. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Experimental investigation on thermal performance of a PV/T-PCM (photovoltaic/thermal) system cooling with a PCM and nanofluid Author(s) Sarafraz, M.M. orcid.org/0000-0002-6347-0216 Safaei, M.R. Leon, A.S. Tlili, I. Alkanhal, T.A. Tian, Z. Goodarzi, M. Arjomandi, M. Journal name Energies Volume number 12 Issue number 13 Article ID 2572 Start page 1 End page 16 Total pages 16 Publisher MDPI Place of publication Basel, Switzerland Publication date 2019 ISSN 1996-1073 Keyword(s) Science & Technology Technology Energy & Fuels photovoltaic thermal system multiwalled carbon nanotube equivalent electrical-thermal power phase change material paraffin BOILING HEAT-TRANSFER SOLAR COLLECTOR EXERGY ANALYSIS PVT SYSTEM ENERGY MICROCHANNEL FLOW Summary In the present work, an experimental investigation is performed to assess the thermal and electrical performance of a photovoltaic solar panel cooling with multi-walled carbon nanotube–water/ethylene glycol (50:50) nano-suspension (MWCNT/WEG50). The prepared nanofluid was stabilized using an ultrasonic homogenizer together with the addition of 0.1vol% of nonylphenol ethoxylates at pH = 8.9. To reduce the heat loss and to improve the heat transfer rate between the coolant and the panel, a cooling jacket was designed and attached to the solar panel. It was also filled with multi-walled carbon nanotube–paraffin phase change material (PCM) and the cooling pipes were passed through the PCM. The MWCNT/WEG50 nanofluid was introduced into the pipes, while the nano-PCM was in the cooling jacket. The electrical and thermal power of the system and equivalent electrical–thermal power of the system was assessed at various local times and at different mass fractions of MWCNTs. Results showed that with an increase in the mass concentration of the coolant, the electricity and power production were promoted, while with an increase in the mass concentration of the nanofluid, the pumping power was augmented resulting in the decrease in the thermal–electrical equivalent power. It was identified that a MWCNT/WEG50 nano-suspension at 0.2wt% can represent the highest thermal and electrical performance of 292.1 W/m2. It was also identified that at 0.2wt%, ~45% of the electricity and 44% of the thermal power can be produced with a photovoltaic (PV) panel between 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. Language eng DOI 10.3390/en12132572 Indigenous content off Field of Research 02 Physical Sciences 09 Engineering HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30142860 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Engineering Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Link to full-text (open access)     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 23 Sep 2020, 14:02:58 EST Thu, 24 Sep 2020, 05:02:44 EST Thu, 24 Sep 2020, 12:55:23 EST Fri, 25 Sep 2020, 06:04:37 EST Mon, 12 Oct 2020, 14:09:50 EST Mon, 12 Oct 2020, 14:11:38 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 12 times in TR Web of Science Cited 15 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 8 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 24 Sep 2020, 12:55:23 EST

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