1. The Hybrid Nanofluid/Microchannel Cooling Solution for Concentrated Photovoltaic Cells.
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Lelea, Dorin, Calinoiu, Delia Gabriela, Trif-Tordai, Gavrila, Cioabla, Adrian Eugen, Laza, Ioan, and Popescu, Francisc
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NANOFLUIDS ,HYBRID systems ,COOLING ,PHOTOVOLTAIC cells ,THERMAL resistance ,ALUMINUM oxide - Abstract
The paper deals with the cooling solution of the concentrated photovoltaic panel based on a microthermal device with impingement fluid jet and nanofluid as the working fluid. For this purpose, the numerical simulations of the nanofluid flow and heat transfer through the microchannel heat sink with impingement fluid jets is made. The laminar and stationary regime is considered. The water based Al2O3 nanofluid type is considered with various particle diameters and volume fractions of the particles. The results are presented in the form of the thermal resistance considered Reynolds number and fixed pumping power basis. It is concluded that cooling behavior of the micro-thermal device is strongly dependent both on the analysis basis and particle diameter or volume fractions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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