Experimental Investigation on Radiation Characteristic of Nanofluids for Direct Absorption Solar Collectors

Abstract:

In this article, Cu-H₂O, Co-H₂O, MWCNT-H₂O nanofluids were prepared through two-step method. The transmittance of nanofluids over solar spectrum (250 to 2500nm) was measured by the UV-Vis-NIR spectrophotometer based on integrating sphere principle. The factors of various particle size, mass fraction and optical path influencing transmittance of nanofluids were investigated. The experimental results show that the transmittance of the three nanofluids is much less than that of deionized water. The transmittance decreased with the nanoparticle size and mass fraction increasing, but increased with the optical path length reducing. With the same mass fraction, the transmittance of MWCNT-H₂O nanofluids is the minimum. The transmittance of Co-H₂O nanofluids is higher than that of Cu-H₂O nanofluids within 250~775nm wavelength range, while inverse in 775~1370nm wavelength range. It indicates that different particle has diverse light absorption properties in different wavelength range.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 881-883)
• Pages: 1095-1100
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.881-883.1095
• Online since: January 2014
• Authors: Qin Bo He
• Keywords: Nanofluid, Radiation, Solar Energy, Transmittance

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