1. Heat transfer, entropy generation, economic and environmental analyses of linear fresnel reflector using novel rGO-Co3O4 hybrid nanofluids
- Author
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Arun Kumar Tiwari, Zafar Said, L. Syam Sundar, Boussad Boumeddane, Mohsen Sheikholeslami, and Mokhtar Ghodbane
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Thermal efficiency ,Materials science ,060102 archaeology ,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,020209 energy ,Energy balance ,06 humanities and the arts ,02 engineering and technology ,Heat transfer coefficient ,Nusselt number ,Thermal conductivity ,Nanofluid ,Heat transfer ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Exergy efficiency ,0601 history and archaeology ,Composite material - Abstract
This work aims to enhance the heat transfer of a small prototype linear Fresnel reflector by using rGO-Co3O4/water hybrid nanofluids at a location in Blida region, in Algeria. Hybrid nanofluids, with varying concentrations (0.05, 0.10, and 0.20 wt%) and temperatures (20–60 °C), are prepared. For 0.2 wt % of rGO-Co3O4 nanofluids, the viscosity and density increased by 70.83%, and 0.47%, respectively, while the specific heat decreased by 0.17% at a temperature of 60 °C over the base fluid data. The receiver pipe energy balance equations are solved using MATLAB software. With the use of 0.2 wt% of hybrid nanofluid, the mean thermal efficiency enhanced by 2.75%–31.95%, the mean exergy efficiency improved by 23.67%–2.27%, and the mean temperature increased by 9.42 °C, while, the receiver pipe temperature decreased by 2.69 °C. In addition, the mean heat transfer coefficient, mean thermal conductivity, Nusselt number, and the performance evaluation criteria were improved by using rGO-Co3O4/water nanofluid at 0.2 wt % by 309.67%, 19.31%, 254.75%, and 240.92%, respectively, while the mean entropy generation and electrical energy consumption decreased by 59.48% and 20.30%, respectively, as the CO2 emission mitigation was 253.94 kg.
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- 2021