Theoretical Modelling and Investigation of System Parameters of Organic Rankine Cycle with Nanofluid Used Solar Parabolic Trough Collector
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In this study, theoretical modelling of Organic Rankine Cycle integrated with solar parabolic trough collector has been made. The validity of the theoretical model has been proved by comparing the model outcomes with the experimental results collected from in the literature work. The effect of adding nanoparticles (Al2O3, CuO, Cu, SiO2, TiO2) of different types and concentrations to the heat transfer fluid (Therminol VP-1, Syltherm 800) used in the PTC and using different refrigerants (Toluene, MDM, cyclohexane, n-pentane, n-Hexane, R11, R123, R113, R141b) in ORC on the system efficiency and performance have been investigated. The highest system efficiency is found to be 17.7% when Therminol VP-1 is chosen as the heat transfer fluid, Cu as the nanoparticle, and Toluene as the refrigerant.
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