The solar water-heating (SWH) system is one of the most convenient applications of solar
energy, which is considered an available, economical, and environmentally friendly energy …

In the present study, a review is conducted on the state-of-the-art research on the potential of
nano-fluids in parabolic trough collectors (PTCs) in solar thermal systems. PTCs are one of …

The evaluations of Energy and Exergy are very useful for enhancing the performance and
diminishing irreversibility of the solar thermal collectors respectively. The prime objective of …

This paper presents an extensive review of experimental, numerical, and numerical-
experimental studies focused on compiling different aspects that lead to improved PTSC …

Absorber tube in parabolic trough concentrating systems is located at the location of the
focal line and a fluid passes through it, the temperature of which increases due to receiving …

The exploitation of solar energy facilitates the renewable energy paradigm. In this regard,
parabolic trough collectors (PTC) are considered as a useful set-up to absorb solar energy …

Recently, the use of solar thermal collectors has increased significantly. In the present work,
energy, exergy, enviroeconomic and exergoeconomic analyses of various solar thermal …

A wide range of engineering industrial applications require both the thermal and optical
efficiencies of the system to be maximized with a reasonable low penalty for the friction …

In this paper, in order to improve the performance of a linear parabolic collector, the thermal
effects of using Al 2 O 3-syltherm oil nanofluid with different concentrations and new flange …

Flat plate solar collector (FPSC) and parabolic trough solar collector (PTSC) are widely used
for residential solar water heating (SWH) applications. This work studied two different solar …