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Enhancing Heat Pipe Solar Water Heating Systems Performance Using A Novel Variable Mass Flow Rate Technique And Different Solar Working Fluids, Abdellah Shafieian, Junaid Jaffer Osman, Mehdi Khiadani, Ataollah Nosrati
Enhancing Heat Pipe Solar Water Heating Systems Performance Using A Novel Variable Mass Flow Rate Technique And Different Solar Working Fluids, Abdellah Shafieian, Junaid Jaffer Osman, Mehdi Khiadani, Ataollah Nosrati
Research outputs 2014 to 2021
This paper aims to improve the overall efficiency of heat pipe solar water heating (HPSWH) systems by implementing a novel variable mass flow rate technique which regulates the solar working fluid mass flow rate of the system with the solar radiation intensity. To analyse the system under real operational conditions, the residential hot water consumption pattern of Perth residents in Western Australia was used in the experiments. In addition, a nanofluid (Al2O3/DI) was fabricated and its performance as the solar working fluid was investigated to find the optimum concentration and to confirm its stability and thermo-physical …
A Review Of Latest Developments, Progress, And Applications Of Heat Pipe Solar Collectors, Abdellah Sharifian, Mehdi Khiadani, Ataollah Nosrati
A Review Of Latest Developments, Progress, And Applications Of Heat Pipe Solar Collectors, Abdellah Sharifian, Mehdi Khiadani, Ataollah Nosrati
Research outputs 2014 to 2021
Among all the available solutions to the current high energy demand and consequent economic and environmental problems, solar energy, without any doubt, is one of the most promising and widespread solutions. However, conventional solar systems face some intractable challenges affecting their technical performance and economic feasibility. To overcome these challenges, increasing attention has been drawn towards the utilization of heat pipes, as an efficient heat transfer technology, in conventional solar systems. To the authors’ knowledge, despite many valuable studies on heat pipe solar collectors (mainly during the last decade), a comprehensive review which surveys and summarizes those studies and identifies …