PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT OF A FLAT PLATE SOLAR COLLECTOR USING AL₂O₃–CU HYBRID NANOFLUIDS

• Date: 2026
• Author Affiliations: K. Sekharraj — Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research (BIST), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; P. Balu — Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research (BIST), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; Dasari Srilaxmi — VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, India; Harathi Nimmala — Siddharth Institute of Engineering & Technology, Andhra Pradesh, India; S. Ravi — Chennai Institute of technology, Chennai, India; V. Ivanchuk — Institute of Renewable Energy, NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
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• Main Authors: Sekharraj , K., Balu, P., Srilaxmi , Dasari, Nimmala , Harathi, Ravi , S., Ivanchuk , V.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Renewable Energy National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2026
• Online Access: https://ve.org.ua/index.php/journal/article/view/601
• Journal Title: Vidnovluvana energetika

This study examines the thermal performance enhancement of a flat plate solar collector (FPSC) using Al₂O₃–Cu hybrid nanofluids as the working fluid. Hybrid nanofluids, formulated by combining metal-oxide and metallic nanoparticles, offer superior thermophysical properties compared to conventional f...