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Energy Reports, 2022 The mixture of nanoparticles with base fluid for heat transfer fluid’s performance enhancement has received wide research attention recently. These nanofluids have been proposed by researchers as a better alternative in different thermal systems. However,
Olusola Bamisile +6 more
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Design and evaluation of solar parabolic trough collector system integrated with conventional oil boiler [PDF]
Archives of Electrical Engineering, 2021 In this paper an attempt has been made towards the design and evaluation of a solar parabolic trough collector (PTC) system integrated with a conventional oil boiler (COB) to increase the energy utilization effectiveness and reduce the environmental ...
Mustefa Jibril Taha +3 more
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An investigation of a solar cooker with parabolic trough concentrator
Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2019 This research aims to develop a simple mathematical model for performance evaluation of a thermally exposed solar parabolic trough cooker. It was done under open environmental climate conditions for domestic uses.
Muhammad Noman +6 more
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A technical note on application of internally finned tubes in solar parabolic trough absorber pipes [PDF]
, 2011 The heterogeneous incoming heat flux in solar parabolic trough absorber tubes generates huge temperature difference in each pipe section. Helical internal fins can reduce this effect, homogenising the temperature profile and reducing thermal stress with
Alberto Abánades +7 more
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Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2022 In areas of high humidity, moisture is a major problem for human comfort and air-conditioning systems. As a green solution to this prevalent problem, a solar assisted rotary desiccant dehumidification system has been proposed for air dehumidification ...
Mahmut Sami Büker +3 more
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Mathematical Modeling of the Parabolic Trough Collector Field of the TCP-100 Research Plant [PDF]
, 2018 The 9th EUROSIM Congress on Modelling and Simulation, EUROSIM 2016 Oulu (Finlandia)There are two main drawbacks when operating solar energy systems: a) the resulting energy costs are not yet competitive and b) solar energy is not always available when ...
Camacho, Eduardo F. +3 more
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Experimental analysis of solar water heater with compound parabolic concentrator [PDF]
EAI Endorsed Transactions on Energy Web, 2021 Among all the non-conventional energy sources, solar energy is one of the most promising and renewable alternativesource. Solar water heater can be one of the medium to make best use of this renewable energy for human betterment.
Dikshita Nath +3 more
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On the use of thermal conductive focusing for solar concentration enhancement [PDF]
, 2016 © 2016. This version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/We discuss the possibility for solar concentration enhancement via conductive heat transport. Here, we are concerned, as in orthodox
Arias Montenegro, Francisco Javier
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Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2018 Solar thermal systems produce steam after being energized by solar parabolic trough concentrators, are incorporated with a steam turbine-generator assembly to produce electricity.
Sanan T. Mohammad +4 more
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Dynamic simulation and exergetic optimization of a Concentrating Photovoltaic/ Thermal (CPVT) system [PDF]
, 2019 The development of a dynamic, theoretical model suitable for the prediction of the long-term performance of a parabolic-trough Concentrating Photovoltaic/Thermal CPVT system is discussed in the present study. The formulation of the mathematical model and
Belessiotis, V. +3 more
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