This study has examined and reported heat transfer analyses in flat plate solar collectors (FPSC) based on nanofluids. For the purpose, theoretical modeling and simulation are used. Al₂O₃-H₂O nanofluid in the absorber tubes of the collector has been taken into consideration. The amount of heat lost from the absorber plate to the surrounding air is estimated using an overall heat loss coefficient. Before a parametric analysis involving the effects of mass flow rate, inlet temperature, wind speed, and solar radiation is estimated, the influence of the percentage of volume fraction of nanoparticles is first investigated. In comparison to water, it is discovered that the addition of nanofluid only slightly improves heat transfer.

theoretical study, flat plate solar collector, nanofluid, heat transfer enhancement, parametric study.

Received: June 27, 2022; Revised: September 7, 2022; Accepted: November 28, 2022; Published: December 15, 2022

How to cite this article: Rama Chandra Panda, Sudhansu S. Sahoo, Ashok K. Barik, Taraprasad Mohapatra and Auroshis Rout, Thermal performance analysis of flat plate solar collector using nanofluid: a theoretical approach, JP Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 30 (2022), 75-88. http://dx.doi.org/10.17654/0973576322057

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