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Predicted and in situ performance of a solar air collector incorporating a translucent granular aerogel cover [PDF]

, 2012
This is the post-print version of the Article. The official published version can be accessed from the link below - Copyright @ 2012 ElsevierThere is an opportunity to improve the efficiency of flat plate solar air collectors by replacing their ...
Dowson, M, Pegg, I, Dehouche, Z, Harrison, DJ   +3 more
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Experimental Analysis of Air Inlet Height Variation in a Solar Tower system Using Plate and Metal Foam Absorber

مجلة النهرين للعلوم الهندسية, 2022
The experimental analysis is conducted under the Iraqi climate conditions to investigate the performance enhancement of a solar updraft tower system (SUTS) using the porous copper foam as an absorber plate and conventional absorber plate with absorber ...
Sarmad A. Abdul Hussein, Mohammed A. Nima   +1 more
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MATHEMATICAL MODELLING AND PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT SOLAR AIR COLLECTORS

International Islamic University Malaysia Engineering Journal, 2015
The purpose of using solar air collectors is to raise the atmospheric air temperature to a temperature which can be used for various low and medium temperature applications. Collector, absorber and airflow arrangement are the most important components in
M. A. Karim, Z. M. Amin
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PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF SOLAR WATER HEATER FOR THE OPTIMAL TILT ANGLE AT DIFFERENT FLOW RATES BY USING FLAT PLATE COLLECTOR [PDF]

Proceedings on Engineering Sciences
The goal of the current work is to investigate the performance characteristics of solar flat plate collectors at various tilt angles. One of the most significant solar energy-capturing devices is the flat plate collector, which runs on either water or ...
Markndeyulu Vuggirala , N. Alagappan , CH V K N S N Moorthy , N.V. Narasimrao Rao   +3 more
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Energy and exergy analysis of an enhanced solar CCHP system with a collector embedded by porous medi

Journal of Thermal Engineering, 2021
The low efficiency of Collectors that absorb energy can be mentioned as one of the drawbacks in solar cogeneration cycles. In the present study, solar systems have been improved by adding porous media and Nanofluid to collectors.
N. TONEKABONI, H. SALARIAN, M. Eshagh NIMVARI, J. KHALEGHINIA   +3 more
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A Comparative Energy and Economic Analysis of Different Solar Thermal Domestic Hot Water Systems for the Greek Climate Zones: A Multi-Objective Evaluation Approach

Applied Sciences, 2022
The exploitation of solar irradiation in the building sector is a promising way to achieve decarbonization and reduce the operating costs of the building.
Evangelos Bellos, Lydia Papavasileiou, Maria Kekatou, Michalis Karagiorgas   +3 more
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Effect of the shape of connecting pipes on the performance output of a closed-loop hot water solar Thermo-syphon [PDF]

, 2014
In order to conserve the environment from pollution, which is caused by the use of the fossil fuels, numerous research works have been carried out in renewable energy area to minimize the dependency on the fossil fuels.
Freegah, Basim, Albarzenji, Dlir, Pradhan, Suman, Asim, Taimoor, Mishra, Rakesh   +4 more
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Modeling of an integrated air gap membrane distillation unit utilizing a flat plate solar collector

Energy Reports, 2020
This work investigates the incorporation of a flat plate solar collector into an air gap membrane distillation (AGMD) system to produce pure water from water wells in Egypt.
Mohammed Rabie, Mohamed S. Salem, Abdallah Y.M. Ali, A.H. El-Shazly, M.F. Elkady, Shinichi Ookawara   +5 more
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A review of solar collectors and thermal energy storage in solar thermal applications [PDF]

, 2013
Thermal applications are drawing increasing attention in the solar energy research field, due to their high performance in energy storage density and energy conversion efficiency. In these applications, solar collectors and thermal energy storage systems
Zhao, Changying, Tian, Yuan, Tian, Y. (Yuan), Zhao, C.Y.   +3 more
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Effects of Evaporator Length and Number of Turns of Closed-Loop Oscillating Heat Pipe on Thermal Performance of Flat Plate Solar Collector

RMUTL Engineering Journal, 2018
The tested flat plate solar collector was 1´1.5 m2 in size. The closed-loop oscillating heat pipe (CLOHP) was made of a copper capillary tube and the distilled water was used as its working fluid.
Thiwakorn Kachan, Tanagorn Tangkor, Weerachai Keawchaiya, Nopparat Seehawong, Patomsok Wilaipon, Piyanun Charoensawan   +5 more
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