TY - GEN
T1 - Investigation of nanofluids for solar thermal storage applications
AU - Shin, Donghyun
AU - Banerjee, Debjyoti
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Nanofluids are synthesized by doping solvents with nano-particles at minute concentrations (typically less than 1 percentage by volume). Experimental studies have shown that nano-particles can dramatically enhance me specific heat of various liquid solvents. This is also associated with enhancement of other transport properties (e.g., viscosity, thermal conductivity, diffusivity, etc.). Hence, nanofluids are attractive materials for solar thermal applications. The objective of this study is to investigate the optimum performance of various nanofluids for solar thermal storage applications. Dimensional analyses and similitude techniques will be used to theoretically estimate the enhancement of transport properties of various nanofluids to predict their efficacy for solar thermal storage applications.
AB - Nanofluids are synthesized by doping solvents with nano-particles at minute concentrations (typically less than 1 percentage by volume). Experimental studies have shown that nano-particles can dramatically enhance me specific heat of various liquid solvents. This is also associated with enhancement of other transport properties (e.g., viscosity, thermal conductivity, diffusivity, etc.). Hence, nanofluids are attractive materials for solar thermal applications. The objective of this study is to investigate the optimum performance of various nanofluids for solar thermal storage applications. Dimensional analyses and similitude techniques will be used to theoretically estimate the enhancement of transport properties of various nanofluids to predict their efficacy for solar thermal storage applications.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77953774825&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1115/ES2009-90465
DO - 10.1115/ES2009-90465
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77953774825
SN - 9780791848890
T3 - Proceedings of the ASME 3rd International Conference on Energy Sustainability 2009, ES2009
SP - 819
EP - 822
BT - Proceedings of the ASME 3rd International Conference on Energy Sustainability 2009, ES2009
T2 - ASME 3rd International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES2009
Y2 - 19 July 2009 through 23 July 2009
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