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Nanofluids for Direct-Absorption Solar Collectors—DASCs: A Review on Recent Progress and Future Perspectives [PDF]
Nanomaterials, 2023 Owing to their superior optical and thermal properties over conventional fluids, nanofluids represent an innovative approach for use as working fluids in direct-absorption solar collectors for efficient solar-to-thermal energy conversion. The application
Hussein Sayed Moghaieb +5 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 +3 more
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Energy Reports, 2020 Recently, the use of solar thermal collectors has increased significantly. In the present work, energy, exergy, enviroeconomic and exergoeconomic analyses of various solar thermal collectors are investigated.
Weibiao Huang, Mohammad Marefati
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Low-Cost Solar Collectors to Pre-Heat Ventilation Air in Broiler Houses
Energies, 2022 The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of a low-cost solar collector to pre-heat ventilation air in commercial broiler buildings on supplemental heating demand and air quality during the cold season. Six black fabric-based solar collectors
Yi Liang +2 more
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An Updated Review of Solar Cooling Systems Driven by Photovoltaic–Thermal Collectors
Energies, 2023 Solar cooling systems are widely used in the building sector, as they can utilize low-grade solar energy to reduce carbon emissions. To improve the thermodynamic performance and economic performance of solar cooling systems, solar cooling systems driven ...
Cong Jiao, Zeyu Li
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A review of solar air collectors with baffles and porous medium: Type and applicatios
Al-Qadisiyah Journal for Engineering Science, 2023 The use of different types of porous media and barriers inside solar air heaters is our goal in this survey article. The influence of different barriers and porous materials of various shapes and types within the solar air collectors and the impact of ...
Mustafa Fouad Yousif, Maathe A. Theeb
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Energies, 2020 In Poland, various solar collector systems are used; among them, the most popular are flat plate collectors (FPCs) and evacuated tube collectors (ETCs). The work presents two installations located at a distance of 80 km apart, working in similar external
Piotr Olczak +2 more
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Economic Analysis of Flat-Plate and U-Tube Solar Collectors Using an Al2O3 Nanofluid
Energies, 2017 In this study, the efficiencies of flat-plate and U-tube solar collectors were investigated experimentally when an Al2O3 nanofluid was used as a working fluid and compared to those of solar collectors using water.
Woobin Kang, Yunchan Shin, Honghyun Cho
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Heat transfer enhancement and applications of thermal energy storage techniques on solar air collect
Journal of Thermal Engineering, 2023 Solar air collectors have been used in a variety of industrial applications, prompting a study and summary of various studies on the topic. Solar collectors’ exceptional energy conversion and storage outputs have piqued curiosity in the field of energy ...
Kafel AZEEZ +3 more
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Enhancements in Thermal energy storage systems employed in Solar Thermal Collectors [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesThermal projects are gaining popularity in the solar energy research community owing to their substantial energy storage density and efficiency in converting energy. Solar thermal collectors are technologies made to capture solar radiation and convert it
Rahman F., Lalnunthari
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