Advanced Polymer Composite Coating for Thermal Performance and EEE Improvement of a Solar Energy Harvesting System

Year : 2025 | Volume : 13 | Special Issue 06 | Page : 1197 1222
    By

    Rahul Sharma,

  • Kuwar Mausam,

  • Kamal Sharma,

  1. Senior Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, GLA University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
  2. Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, GLA University, Mathura, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
  3. Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, GLA University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract

The integration of carbon-based nanomaterials with polymer matrices presents a promising route toward advancing solar energy harvesting technologies. In this study, nanoparticle-blended polymer composite coatings are examined to evaluate the performance of FPSC, utilizing an unconventional collector setup and a multiple-carbon-based nanoparticle-blended paint polymer. Nanomaterial provides a crucial alternative for enhancing their thermal efficiency. The research findings reveal that the deformation of nanomaterials improves the heat efficiency of solar collectors. An experimental analysis is conducted to assess how graphene-based, MWCNT-based, and hybrid graphene-MWCNT selective blended polymer composite coatings influence the performance of an FPSC’s absorber plate. Three mixtures were created, varying the concentration of nanoparticles in the carbon-blended black paint polymer. The author performs an experimental work on the flat plate solar collector with nanoparticle blended polymer and compares it with a conventional flat plate collector. Include the following: The possible improvement in the collector efficiency through a hybrid blended polymer composite coating was found to be 34.21% at 1.5 LPM and radiation intensity 800 W/m². The reduction in entropy generation rate is a minimum of 6% by using graphene-blended polymer composite coating at 0.5 LPM and a maximum of 20% by using a hybrid-blended polymer composite coating at 1.5 LPM and a radiation intensity of 800 W/m² as compared to water. The exergy efficiency has been enhanced by 54.71% at 1.5 LPM and a radiation intensity of 800 W/m². This research work highlights the application of carbon-blended black paint polymer blended with the nanomaterials. The research finding indicates that the blending of nanomaterials leads to an improvement in the heat transfer efficiency of the solar collector. This work underscores the role of hybrid polymer–nanomaterial composite coatings in developing next-generation, high-performance solar thermal systems.

Keywords: Composite coating, FPSC, nanomaterial blended polymer, polymer composite characterization, solar intensity, thermal efficiency.

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Rahul Sharma, Kuwar Mausam, Kamal Sharma. Advanced Polymer Composite Coating for Thermal Performance and EEE Improvement of a Solar Energy Harvesting System. Journal of Polymer & Composites. 2025; 13(06):1197-1222.
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Volume 13
Special Issue 06
Received 02/09/2025
Accepted 12/09/2025
Published 06/12/2025
Publication Time 95 Days
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