Numerical investigating the effect of Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-water nanofluids on the thermal efficiency of flat plate solar collectors

<p dir="ltr"><u>Nanofluids</u> have recently been utilized in experimental studies to enhance the performance of flat plate solar collectors (FPSC). The reported results for the nanofluids’ effect on this solar collector are ambiguous and sometimes contradictory. Furtherm...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Lan Xu (284324) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Aboozar Khalifeh (21363224) (author), Amith Khandakar (14151981) (author), Behzad Vaferi (4724262) (author)
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Aboozar Khalifeh (21363224)
Amith Khandakar (14151981)
Behzad Vaferi (4724262)
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Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering
Mechanical engineering
Solar radiation
Flat plate collectors
Alumina–water nanofluids
Thermal efficiency
Smart computing techniques
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description <p dir="ltr"><u>Nanofluids</u> have recently been utilized in experimental studies to enhance the performance of flat plate solar collectors (FPSC). The reported results for the nanofluids’ effect on this solar collector are ambiguous and sometimes contradictory. Furthermore, there is no reliable model to analyze the impact of nanofluids’ properties on the FPSC thermal performance. Therefore, this research develops a straightforward approach to predict the <u>thermal efficiency</u> of nanofluid-based FPSC. Pearson’s analysis confirmed that the three-quarters root of the FPSC’s<u> thermal efficiency </u>is the best transformation for simulating the considered problem. The machine learning models are then applied to relate the transformed thermal efficiency to the absorbed energy, <u>energy loss</u>, reduced temperature, the tilt angle of a flat plate, and nanoparticles’ size. Prediction performance of <u>artificial neural networks</u> (ANN), least-squares support vector regression (LS-SVR), adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS), and available correlations have been compared to distinguish the highest accurate tool for the considered task. The results demonstrate that the LS-SVR has higher accuracy than other correlations for numerically analyzing the thermal efficiency of the FPSC. This highest accurate paradigm predicts 545 experimental datasets with the absolute average relative deviation (AARD) of 2.77%, <u>mean squared errors</u> (MSE) of 0.00039, and coefficient of determination (R<sup>2</sup>) of 0.99311.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Energy Reports<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2022.05.012" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2022.05.012</a></p>
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spelling Numerical investigating the effect of Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-water nanofluids on the thermal efficiency of flat plate solar collectorsLan Xu (284324)Aboozar Khalifeh (21363224)Amith Khandakar (14151981)Behzad Vaferi (4724262)EngineeringFluid mechanics and thermal engineeringMechanical engineeringSolar radiationFlat plate collectorsAlumina–water nanofluidsThermal efficiencySmart computing techniques<p dir="ltr"><u>Nanofluids</u> have recently been utilized in experimental studies to enhance the performance of flat plate solar collectors (FPSC). The reported results for the nanofluids’ effect on this solar collector are ambiguous and sometimes contradictory. Furthermore, there is no reliable model to analyze the impact of nanofluids’ properties on the FPSC thermal performance. Therefore, this research develops a straightforward approach to predict the <u>thermal efficiency</u> of nanofluid-based FPSC. Pearson’s analysis confirmed that the three-quarters root of the FPSC’s<u> thermal efficiency </u>is the best transformation for simulating the considered problem. The machine learning models are then applied to relate the transformed thermal efficiency to the absorbed energy, <u>energy loss</u>, reduced temperature, the tilt angle of a flat plate, and nanoparticles’ size. Prediction performance of <u>artificial neural networks</u> (ANN), least-squares support vector regression (LS-SVR), adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS), and available correlations have been compared to distinguish the highest accurate tool for the considered task. The results demonstrate that the LS-SVR has higher accuracy than other correlations for numerically analyzing the thermal efficiency of the FPSC. This highest accurate paradigm predicts 545 experimental datasets with the absolute average relative deviation (AARD) of 2.77%, <u>mean squared errors</u> (MSE) of 0.00039, and coefficient of determination (R<sup>2</sup>) of 0.99311.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Energy Reports<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2022.05.012" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2022.05.012</a></p>2022-05-18T15:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1016/j.egyr.2022.05.012https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Numerical_investigating_the_effect_of_Al_sub_2_sub_O_sub_3_sub_-water_nanofluids_on_the_thermal_efficiency_of_flat_plate_solar_collectors/29069450CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/290694502022-05-18T15:00:00Z
spellingShingle Numerical investigating the effect of Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-water nanofluids on the thermal efficiency of flat plate solar collectors
Lan Xu (284324)
Engineering
Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering
Mechanical engineering
Solar radiation
Flat plate collectors
Alumina–water nanofluids
Thermal efficiency
Smart computing techniques
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title Numerical investigating the effect of Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-water nanofluids on the thermal efficiency of flat plate solar collectors
title_full Numerical investigating the effect of Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-water nanofluids on the thermal efficiency of flat plate solar collectors
title_fullStr Numerical investigating the effect of Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-water nanofluids on the thermal efficiency of flat plate solar collectors
title_full_unstemmed Numerical investigating the effect of Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-water nanofluids on the thermal efficiency of flat plate solar collectors
title_short Numerical investigating the effect of Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-water nanofluids on the thermal efficiency of flat plate solar collectors
title_sort Numerical investigating the effect of Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-water nanofluids on the thermal efficiency of flat plate solar collectors
topic Engineering
Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering
Mechanical engineering
Solar radiation
Flat plate collectors
Alumina–water nanofluids
Thermal efficiency
Smart computing techniques