@Article{fhmt.2023.041668,
AUTHOR = {Majid Ahmed Mohammed, Abdullah Talab Derea, Mohammed Yaseen Lafta, Obed Majeed Ali, Omar Rafae Alomar},
TITLE = {Effect of Nanomaterials Addition to Phase Change Materials on Heat Transfer in Solar Panels under Iraqi Atmospheric Conditions},
JOURNAL = {Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer},
VOLUME = {21},
YEAR = {2023},
NUMBER = {1},
PAGES = {215--226},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/fhmt/v21n1/54765},
ISSN = {2151-8629},
ABSTRACT = {It is common knowledge that phase-change materials are used for the purpose of thermal storage because of
the characteristics that are exclusive to these materials and not found in others. These characteristics include
a large capacity for absorbing heat and a large capacity for releasing heat when the phase changes; however,
these materials have a low thermal conductivity. This paper presents the results of an experimental study that
investigated the impact that nanoparticles of copper oxide had on reducing the temperature of solar panels. The
phase change substance that was used was determined to be beeswax. The impact of adding nanoscale copper oxide
at a concentration of 0.05% of the total mass of wax was investigated and compared to a reference solar panel that did
not contain any nanoscale additions. The findings demonstrated that the incorporation of nanoscale copper oxide
brought about a reduction of three °C in the plate’s average temperature as well as a one percent improvement in its
electrical efficiency. In cases where it seems that the use of nanoparticles might potentially enhance the performance
of integrated solar energy systems that contain phase change.},
DOI = {10.32604/fhmt.2023.041668}
}