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Significant Solar Thermal Conversion Properties of Ethylene Glycol Nanofluids Enhanced by Carbon Chain Nanostructures

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, P. R. China

E-mail Address: jywang0814@163.com

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Wei Zhang

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, P. R. China

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Daxiong Wu

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1618-4807

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, P. R. China

E-mail Address: dxwu100@163.com

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Canying Zhang

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, P. R. China

E-mail Address: cyzhang2001@163.com

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Haitao Zhu

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1764-5070

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, P. R. China

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Abstract

Nanofluids are promising in solar harvesting and solar thermal utilization. Ethylene glycol (EG) nanofluids have the advantages of high boiling point and low volatility, and therefore are highly desired in some circumstances. In this study, the solar harvesting and solar thermal conversion properties of EG were significantly enhanced by carbon chain nanostructures (CCNSs). The prepared CCNSs/EG nanofluids showed greater optical absorption compared to EG in the wavelength range from 250nm to 1400nm. The solar weighted absorption factor (Am) of the CCNSs/EG nanofluids was 95.9% at the mass fraction of 0.05 wt.%. The enhancement was 649.2% compared to that of EG. The photothermal conversion efficiency was determined to be 97.7% and the enhancement of 83.0% was achieved. An enhancement of 1.2% in thermal conductivity was also been observed. These enhancements can be ascribed to the special architectures of the CCNSs that provide fast transfer path for the generated heat.

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