Recent progress in phase change materials storage containers: Geometries, design considerations and heat transfer improvement methods

ME Zayed, J Zhao, W Li, AH Elsheikh… - Journal of Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
The potential for phase change materials (PCMs) has a vital role in thermal energy storage
(TES) applications and energy management strategies. Nevertheless, these materials suffer …

Hybrid solar desalination systems driven by parabolic trough and parabolic dish CSP technologies: Technology categorization, thermodynamic performance and …

MM Aboelmaaref, ME Zayed, J Zhao, W Li… - Energy Conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this review, current status and recent progress in concentrated solar power (CSP)
desalination technology has been presented. Special focus has been considered for …

Energy and exergy analysis of a vertical solar air heater with nano-enhanced absorber coating and perforated baffles

A Khanlari, AD Tuncer, A Sözen, İ Aytaç, E Çiftçi… - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, the effect of applying nano-enhanced absorber coating on the energetic and
exergetic performance of an unglazed vertical solar air heating system has been analyzed …

A review of solar air flat plate collector for drying application

A Fudholi, K Sopian - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
In this review, we present the fundamental mechanisms and descriptions of solar collectors,
which are indispensable components of solar dryers. Then, analysis methods typically used …

Review on the design modifications of a solar air heater for improvement in the thermal performance

HS Arunkumar, KV Karanth, S Kumar - Sustainable Energy Technologies …, 2020 - Elsevier
Solar air heaters are widely used in various household and industrial applications. Reduced
thermal efficiency of solar air heaters has necessitated the researchers to focus on the …

Applications of cascaded phase change materials in solar water collector storage tanks: a review

ME Zayed, J Zhao, AH Elsheikh, FA Hammad… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
Thermal energy storage plays a vital role to solve the problems related to the intermittent
nature of solar energy. Phase change materials (PCMs) have shown promising applications …

Factors affecting the thermal performance of the flat plate solar collector using nanofluids: A review

ME Zayed, J Zhao, Y Du, AE Kabeel, SM Shalaby - Solar Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Exploitation of solar energy is one of the most significant solutions for facing the current
energy management dangers. Flat plate solar collector (FPSC) is one of the most important …

Energy and exergy analysis of solar air heater having new design absorber plate with conical surface

M Abuşka - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Solar air heater is used to heat air for space heating and drying process but it has low
thermal efficiency because of low thermal conductivity between absorber plate and air …

Energy-exergy and enviro-economic survey of solar air heaters with various air channel modifications

AD Tuncer, A Khanlari, A Sözen, EY Gürbüz, C Şirin… - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Solar air heaters (SAHs) are generally used in different applications because of their simple
structure, low setup cost, and also their higher energy conversion efficiency. In this study, a v …

Energy, exergy, economic and environmental (4E) analyses of flat-plate and V-groove solar air collectors based on aluminium and copper

M Abuşka, S Şevik - Solar Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
An experimental investigation has been carried out to study the effect of energy, economic,
and environment of SACs which are smooth and roughened by v-groove protrusions …