Nahar, Afroza and Parvin, Salma and Hasanuzzaman, M. and Rahim, N. A. (2023) Thermo-fluid physiognomies of a photovoltaic thermal collector: A comparative study with different flow channel materials. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering-Transactions of the Asme, 145 (1). ISSN 0199-6231, DOI https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4054661.
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In recent years, a good number of research works have been conducted to elucidate the different aspects of photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) technology. However, in order to take a technology to its maturity level, it is important to explore its internal physics and identify the factors that control system performance. With this view, in the present research, thermal and heat transfer characterization, and pressure drop phenomena inside a parallel-plate PV/T collector have been examined numerically to portray the thermo-fluid physiognomy of the system. A three-dimensional mathematical model of the PV/T system has been developed, and the model is used to build a computer simulation of the system in COMSOL Multiphysics((R)) software. Hence, the simulation model has been validated by outdoor experimental results and was found to be in good agreement. Thus, the simulation program is employed to produce temperature distribution and heat flow plots throughout the flow channel, wherein results have been evaluated for two
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Photovoltaic thermal collector; Thermo-fluid physiognomy; Finite element method; Numerical simulation; Nusselt number |
| Subjects: | T Technology > T Technology (General) T Technology > TS Manufactures |
| Divisions: | Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation) Office > UM Power Energy Dedicated Advanced Centre |
| Depositing User: | Ms Zaharah Ramly |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Nov 2024 07:06 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Nov 2024 07:06 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/38723 |
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