a comparative experimental study on the performance of R141b micro heat pipe photovoltaic/photo-thermal (MHP-PV/T) system and acetone MHP-PV/T system was conducted under different installation inclinations
circulating water pump flow rates and other operating conditions in the summer of 2023. The photoelectricity
photothermal
and overall performance of R141b and acetone MHP-PV/T systems were analyzed. The results indicate that at a 40° inclination angle and an average ambient temperature of 30.2 °C
R141b micro heat pipes exhibit better heat transfer characteristics
resulting in superior thermoelectric co-generation performance of the R141b MHP-PV/T system. At this point
the average thermal power
average electrical power
average thermal efficiency
and average electrical efficiency of the R141b micro heat pipe PV/T are 321.9 W
118.9 W
35.2% and 12.9%
respectively
which is 51.9 W
54.7 W
6.5% and 5.6% higher than that of acetone MHP-PV/T respectively. In this study
the performance differences between R141b MHP-PV/T and acetone MHP-PV/T systems were compared
and it is found that R141b micro heat pipe has better heat transfer performance compared to acetone micro heat pipe
and the R141b MHP-PV/T system has better cogeneration performance. Compared with acetone
R141b is more suitable to act as the working fluids of the MHP-PV/T system.
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