A Comparative Performance Analysis between Serpentine-Flow Solar Water Heater and Photovoltaic Thermal Collector under Malaysian Climate Conditions

Table 1

Comparative results of performance of present and previous studies.

System		Study scope (simulation/experimental)	Thermal efficiency (%)	Reference
PVT-nanofluids		Simulation	70-75	[5]
ICS-SWH		Experimental	66.7	[33]
PVT and PVT glazed		Experimental	66 and 50	[34, 35]
Self-cleaning PVT with PCM		Experimental	77.6	[36]
PVT	Sheet and tube	Simulation and experimental	52-66	[37]
	Box channels	Simulation and experimental	45-76
	Roll bond	Simulation and experimental	49.3-79
SWH and PVT		Simulation and experimental	82.5 and 74.62	Present study