Experimental investigation of an asymmetric compound parabolic concentrator-based direct absorption solar collector using plasmonic nanofluids

被引:10
作者
Singh, Parminder [1 ]
Kumar, Sanjay [1 ]
Chander, Nikhil [2 ]
Bagha, Ashok Kumar [3 ]
机构
[1] Dr BR Ambedkar Natl Inst Technol, Dept Mech Engn, Renewable & Energy Efficiency Res Grp, Jalandhar 144011, Punjab, India
[2] Indian Inst Technol Bhilai, Dept Elect Engn, GEC Campus, Raipur 492015, Chhattisgarh, India
[3] Dr BR Ambedkar Natl Inst Technol, Dept Mech Engn, Jalandhar 144011, Punjab, India
关键词
Direct absorption; Plasmonic nanofluids; Asymmetric compound parabolic collector; Performance enhancement; PHOTOTHERMAL CONVERSION; TROUGH COLLECTOR; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; ENERGY; DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION; ENHANCEMENT; INTEGRATION; PRINCIPLES;
D O I
10.1007/s11356-023-26747-2
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Plasmonic nanofluid-based direct absorption solar collector (DASC) systems have shown a better perspective over surface-based solar thermal collectors. These nanofluids demonstrated high thermal performance in photo-thermal conversion efficiency even at minute concentration compared to other tested nanofluids. However, very few studies have been reported so far with real-time outdoor experiments to show the opportunities and challenges in the practical applications of concentrating DASC systems. For the work presented here, an asymmetric compound parabolic concentrator (ACPC)-based DASC system has been designed, fabricated, and tested using mono-spherical gold and silver nanoparticle-based plasmonic nanofluids over several clear sky days at Jalandhar city (31.32 degrees N, 75.57 degrees E), India. The optical and morphological properties of synthesized nanoparticles were studied using UV-Vis spectrophotometry and High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM). Photo-thermal conversion tests were conducted using different working fluids and compared with a flat DASC system under similar operating conditions. The experimental results revealed that ACPC-based DASC system reached a maximum thermal efficiency of around 70% using plasmonic nanofluids which was approximately 28% higher than a flat DASC system with water as the working fluid. The stability analysis showed that plasmonic nanofluids are capable of retaining their optical properties even after several hours of sun exposure. The present study highlights the use of plasmonic nanostructures for achieving high photo-thermal conversion efficiency in concentrating DASC systems.
引用
收藏
页码:60383 / 60398
页数:16
相关论文
共 69 条
[61]   Experimental study of the thermal behavior of direct absorption parabolic trough collector by applying copper metal foam as volumetric solar absorption [J].
Valizade, M. ;
Heyhat, M. M. ;
Maerefat, M. .
RENEWABLE ENERGY, 2020, 145 :261-269
[62]   Design configurations and possibilities of reflector shape for solar compound parabolic collector by ray tracing simulation [J].
Waghmare, Sainath A. ;
Gulhane, Nitin P. .
OPTIK, 2019, 176 :315-323
[63]   ZnO-Au composite hierarchical particles dispersed oil-based nanofluids for direct absorption solar collectors [J].
Wang, Xinzhi ;
He, Yurong ;
Chen, Meijie ;
Hu, Yanwei .
SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS, 2018, 179 :185-193
[64]   PRINCIPLES OF CYLINDRICAL CONCENTRATORS FOR SOLAR-ENERGY [J].
WINSTON, R ;
HINTERBERGER, H .
SOLAR ENERGY, 1975, 17 (04) :255-258
[65]   PRINCIPLES OF SOLAR CONCENTRATORS OF A NOVEL DESIGN [J].
WINSTON, R .
SOLAR ENERGY, 1974, 16 (02) :89-95
[66]   Performance Evaluation of a Nanofluid-Based Direct Absorption Solar Collector with Parabolic Trough Concentrator [J].
Xu, Guoying ;
Chen, Wei ;
Deng, Shiming ;
Zhang, Xiaosong ;
Zhao, Sainan .
NANOMATERIALS, 2015, 5 (04) :2131-2147
[67]   Geometric characteristics and optical performance of ACPCs for integration with roofing structure of buildings [J].
Xu, Ruihua ;
Tang, Runsheng .
ENERGY REPORTS, 2021, 7 :2043-2056
[68]   Investigation on thermo-optical properties of CuO/Ag plasmonic nanofluids [J].
Yu, Xiaoxiao ;
Xuan, Yimin .
SOLAR ENERGY, 2018, 160 :200-207
[69]   Direct solar-thermal conversion features of flowing photonic nanofluids [J].
Zeng, Jia ;
Xuan, Yimin .
RENEWABLE ENERGY, 2022, 188 (588-602) :588-602