A Stable Carbon Nanotube Nanofluid for Latent Heat-Driven Volumetric Absorption Solar Heating Applications

A Stable Carbon Nanotube Nanofluid for Latent Heat-Driven Volumetric Absorption Solar Heating Applications

Recently, direct solar collection through the use of broadly absorbing nanoparticle suspensions (known as nanofluids) has been shown as a promising method to improve efficiencies in solar thermal devices. By utilizing a volatile base fluid, this concept could also be applied to the development of a...

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Main Authors: Nathan Hordy, Delphine Rabilloud, Jean-Luc Meunier, Sylvain Coulombe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Nanomaterials
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/850217
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spelling doaj-5bdfb0bac5e142bc81a0881851de66c82020-11-24T21:42:16ZengHindawi LimitedJournal of Nanomaterials1687-41101687-41292015-01-01201510.1155/2015/850217850217A Stable Carbon Nanotube Nanofluid for Latent Heat-Driven Volumetric Absorption Solar Heating ApplicationsNathan Hordy0Delphine Rabilloud1Jean-Luc Meunier2Sylvain Coulombe3Plasma Processing Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, 3610 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 0C5, CanadaEcole Centrale de Lyon, 36 Avenue Guy de Collongue, 69134 Écully, FrancePlasma Processing Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, 3610 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 0C5, CanadaPlasma Processing Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, 3610 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 0C5, CanadaRecently, direct solar collection through the use of broadly absorbing nanoparticle suspensions (known as nanofluids) has been shown as a promising method to improve efficiencies in solar thermal devices. By utilizing a volatile base fluid, this concept could also be applied to the development of a direct absorption heat pipe for an evacuated tube solar collector. However, for this to happen or for any other light-induced vapor production applications, the nanofluid must remain stable over extended periods of time at high temperatures and throughout repetitive evaporation/condensation cycles. In this work, we report for the first time a nanofluid consisting of plasma-functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) suspended in denatured alcohol, which achieves this required stability. In addition, optical characterization of the nanofluid demonstrates that close to 100% of solar irradiation can be absorbed over a relatively small nanofluid thickness.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/850217
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Sylvain Coulombe
A Stable Carbon Nanotube Nanofluid for Latent Heat-Driven Volumetric Absorption Solar Heating Applications
Journal of Nanomaterials
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Delphine Rabilloud
Jean-Luc Meunier
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title A Stable Carbon Nanotube Nanofluid for Latent Heat-Driven Volumetric Absorption Solar Heating Applications
title_short A Stable Carbon Nanotube Nanofluid for Latent Heat-Driven Volumetric Absorption Solar Heating Applications
title_full A Stable Carbon Nanotube Nanofluid for Latent Heat-Driven Volumetric Absorption Solar Heating Applications
title_fullStr A Stable Carbon Nanotube Nanofluid for Latent Heat-Driven Volumetric Absorption Solar Heating Applications
title_full_unstemmed A Stable Carbon Nanotube Nanofluid for Latent Heat-Driven Volumetric Absorption Solar Heating Applications
title_sort stable carbon nanotube nanofluid for latent heat-driven volumetric absorption solar heating applications
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Journal of Nanomaterials
issn 1687-4110
1687-4129
publishDate 2015-01-01
description Recently, direct solar collection through the use of broadly absorbing nanoparticle suspensions (known as nanofluids) has been shown as a promising method to improve efficiencies in solar thermal devices. By utilizing a volatile base fluid, this concept could also be applied to the development of a direct absorption heat pipe for an evacuated tube solar collector. However, for this to happen or for any other light-induced vapor production applications, the nanofluid must remain stable over extended periods of time at high temperatures and throughout repetitive evaporation/condensation cycles. In this work, we report for the first time a nanofluid consisting of plasma-functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) suspended in denatured alcohol, which achieves this required stability. In addition, optical characterization of the nanofluid demonstrates that close to 100% of solar irradiation can be absorbed over a relatively small nanofluid thickness.
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