ARID ZONE JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT

This research evaluated the performance of solar panel with reflector using Nano Fluids in Kano State, Nigeria.An experimental setup was designed, consisting of a solar panel without modification PWM, solar panel with reflectors PWR, solar panel with reflectors and a water-cooling system (PWRC).The experiments were conducted at the optimum tilt angle of 12 o in Kano State.Additionally, models were developed using SolidWorks of PWR and PWRC to simulate the thermal behavior of the panel with different coolant types, including water, ethylene glycol, and urea liquid using ANSYS.The results indicate that ethylene glycol exhibited the lowest rate of increase in the panel's surface temperature (ST), followed by urea…