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Experimental and numerical study of the effect of integrating plus-shaped perforated baffles to solar air collector in drying application

Renewable Energy, 2020
Solar thermal systems like solar water and solar air collectors (SCs) are generally used because of their simple structure and high thermal efficiency.
Ataollah Khanlari   +6 more
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Energy and exergy comparison of a flat-plate solar collector using water, Al2O3 nanofluid, and CuO nanofluid

Applied Thermal Engineering, 2019
The performance of a flat-plate solar collector was investigated by using water, Al2O3 nanofluid, and CuO nanofluid as the working fluids. The energy efficiency, entropy generation, exergy destruction, and exergy efficiency were analyzed and compared ...
Y. Tong   +3 more
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Thermodynamic evaluation and optimization of a flat plate collector operating with alumina and iron mono and hybrid nanofluids

Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 2020
This study presents a thermodynamic evaluation of a flat plate collector (FPC) operating with both mono and hybrid nanofluids. The performance of a collector operating with alumina-water, alumina-iron/water hybrid nanofluids, and water as its heat ...
Eric C. Okonkwo   +4 more
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Experimental and molecular dynamics simulation study on the enhancement of low rank coal flotation by mixed collector

Fuel, 2020
Flotation collectors have a significant effect on the flotation performance and efficiency of fine low rank coal (LRC) particles. In this study, a mixed collector consisting of a nonpolar collector (dodecane) and a polar collector (C12EO4, tetraethylene ...
Lei Zhang   +5 more
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Exergy and sustainability index of photovoltaic thermal (PVT) air collector: A theoretical and experimental study

Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2019
This paper presents a review of the exergy and sustainability index of solar thermal systems. The review includes exergy analyses of solar collectors, solar drying systems and photovoltaic thermal (PVT) systems.
A. Fudholi   +7 more
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Energy and exergy evaluation of the evacuated tube solar collector using Cu2O/water nanofluid utilizing ANN methods

, 2020
In this paper, the improvement of the thermal characteristics of an evacuated tube solar collector for different volumetric flow rates of the fluid (10, 30 and 50 L/h) was experimentally enhanced by using copper oxide/water (Cu2O/W) nanofluid, and a ...
Gholamabbas Sadeghi   +3 more
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Enhancing the efficiency of a symmetric flat-plate solar collector via the use of rutile TiO2-water nanofluids

, 2020
Flat-plate solar collectors are one of the cleanest and most efficient heating systems available. This experimental study explores the effect of replacing water with surfactant-free rutile TiO2–water nanofluids as the working fluid in a symmetric flat ...
M. Moravej   +6 more
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A review of solar air flat plate collector for drying application

Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2019
In this review, we present the fundamental mechanisms and descriptions of solar collectors, which are indispensable components of solar dryers. Then, analysis methods typically used for the evaluation of solar collector performance, particularly energy ...
A. Fudholi, K. Sopian
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Experimental investigation of heat pipe solar collector using MgO nanofluids

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2019
This paper investigates an evacuated heat pipe solar collector (HPSC) experimentally. The main aim was to study the efficiency of the HPSC. An experimental apparatus for testing solar heat pipe collectors was designed and built at Vali-e-Asr University ...
M. Dehaj, Mostafa Zamani Mohiabadi
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Experimental comparative analysis of a flat plate solar collector with and without PCM

, 2020
In this work, a comparative experimental analysis of a conventional flat plate solar collector (FPSC) and an identical prototype with thermal storage system by PCM is presented.
Mario Palacio   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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