Leonard L Vasiliev
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Belarus
Title: Heat pipes with nanocomposites analysis and application
Biography
Biography: Leonard L Vasiliev
Abstract
Solar energy is one of the most interesting solutions among renewable energy resources as it can be converted easily whether into heat, cold, or into electricity. The main problem when using such an energy source is its unfair time distribution which may cause mismatch between needs and availability. Heat pipes, long thermosyphons (vapor dynamic thermosyphons, and flat polymeric loop thermosyphons) are of great interest as components of heat exchangers for recuperation of energy of renewable sources (solar, ground) and upgrading their potential with the help of heat pumps. Transparent heat pipes and thermosyphons with nanofluids and nano-coated surface inside considered in this research program are a good tool to absorb solar radiation in the volume of the fluid flow. Vapor dynamic thermosyphons cooling system is good solution for building-integrated photovoltaic technology. Development of the new environmentally – friendly and energy – efficient technologies will be vital to achieving investigation of a hybrid photovoltaics/thermo-collector (PV/T) systems, providing electricity and heat/cold simultaneously, represent an important step toward reducing dependency on fossil fuels.