Concentrating solar technologies are promising renewable energy systems for exploiting
incident beam solar irradiation with high exergy efficiency values. These systems provide …

Many strategies have been attempted for accomplishing the needed changes in the heat-
transfer rate in closed cavities in recent years. Some strategies used include the addition of …

The rise in the operating temperature of the modules is one of the key issues limiting the
intensive utilization of the solar photovoltaic concentrator (C-PV) system. The excessive heat …

The negative impact of temperature on PV power generation has led to the implementation
of new cooling techniques globally to enhance the annual performance of PV systems. This …

The use of solar powered dish-Stirling engines to convert thermal energy into electricity is a
promising and renewable alternative in reducing the fossil fuel consumption. However …

The receiver is crucial in converting concentrated solar radiation to thermal energy in a solar
parabolic dish collector. The most popular type of receiver is a cavity receiver, which …

A parabolic dish collector (PDC) with a flat surface solar receiver performs poorly due to
more heat loss, although reaching higher temperatures. Hence, the current study introduces …

The proper design of the parabolic dish concentrator system and the accurate selection of
variable operating parameters are critical in solar energy conversion and utilization. This …

This experimental study aims to improve the performance of a tubular solar still using
enhanced thermal management methods. Paraffin wax with a melting point of 44° C is used …

An integrated optical-thermal model was developed by adopting ray tracing using the Monte-
Carlo algorithm and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for evaluating the performance of …