Combined Experimental and CFD Investigation of the Parabolic Shaped Solar Collector Utilizing Nanofluid (CuO-H<sub>2</sub>O and SiO<sub>2</sub>-H<sub>2</sub>O) as a Working Fluid

<table class="table-group" id="tab7"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Grid size</td><td class="align_center">Outlet temperature (K)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">152880</td><td class="align_center">323.52 </td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">295660</td><td class="align_center">324.28 </td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">356790</td><td class="align_center">325.94 </td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">406750</td><td class="align_center">325.96</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Details of grids used in mesh-independence test for 0.01% CuO-H<sub>2</sub>O as working fluid at 40 LPH.

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Table 7: Combined Experimental and CFD Investigation of the Parabolic Shaped Solar Collector Utilizing Nanofluid (CuO-H<sub>2</sub>O and SiO<sub>2</sub>-H<sub>2</sub>O) as a Working Fluid 

Table 7 | Combined Experimental and CFD Investigation of the Parabolic Shaped Solar Collector Utilizing Nanofluid (CuO-H2O and SiO2-H2O) as a Working Fluid 