Research Article

Combined Experimental and CFD Investigation of the Parabolic Shaped Solar Collector Utilizing Nanofluid (CuO-H2O and SiO2-H2O) as a Working Fluid

Table 2

Amount of nanoparticles required for the preparation of nanofluid (1 liter).

SampleAmount of nanoparticles required (grams)

SiO2-H2O (DI) (0.01% vol. conc.)0.265
CuO-H2O (DI) (0.01% vol. conc.)0.632