Effects of climate variables and nanofluid-based cooling on the efficiency of a liquid spectrum filter-based concentrated photovoltaic thermal system

S Kumar, R Kumar, R Thakur, S Kumar… - Journal of Thermal …, 2024 - Springer
The primary aim of the research is to improve photovoltaic thermal systems, with a particular
focus on enhancing their efficiency and overall effectiveness by utilizing the Fresnel lens …

Review of the impact of nanomaterial on the thermal efficiency of an evacuated tube solar air heater

M Sethi, RK Tripathi, P Bhardwaj, M Kumar… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
The purpose of this review article is to analyse the use of nanomaterials to augment the
thermal efficiency of an evacuated tube solar air heater (ETSAH). As a consequence of this …

CFD analysis of the influence of distinct thermal enhancement techniques on the efficiency of double pass solar air heater (DP-SAH)

S Kumar, U Kumar, S Chandini, S Chand… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study examines the previous research work on double-pass solar air heater (DP-SAH)
using CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) techniques. Solar air heaters convert solar …

Natural and sustainable thermal storage solution for solar distillation system using sensible fiber material and latent PCM: Enhanced energy storage application

V Thakur, N Kumar - Heat Transfer, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The current research work involves the design and performance assessment of a solar still,
which is a conventional single‐slope basin‐type solar still (CSSBTSS) and a modified single …

Performance investigation of a Scheffler solar cooking system combined with Stirling engine

Q Alkhalaf, ARS Suri, SS Chandel, S Thapa… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy demand has increased in developed and developing countries. This energy demand
has put a lot of load on the current conventional sources of energy such as coal and …

Correlation proposing and ANN modelling of thermohydraulic performance for delta-shaped winglet-type solar water heating system

R Khargotra, S Kumar, T Singh, D Lee… - Journal of Thermal …, 2024 - Springer
The efficient use of renewable energy sources becomes necessary due to rise in energy
demand and dwindling traditional energy sources. In present work, solar water heating …

Performance of reflector materials based on dust and corrosion for concentrator solar technology-A review study

Q Alkhalaf, ARS Suri, HM Ali, S Kaliappan… - Materials Today …, 2024 - Elsevier
One technology with significant potential is concentrated solar technology. The effectiveness
of this technique is influenced by both Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) and the meteorological …

Use of carbon nanotubes in flat and evacuated tube solar collectors for thermal enhancement: A review

M Sethi, A Chauhan, AA Ziyadullayevich… - Materials Today …, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar thermal collectors (STCs) are a potential heating and cooling solution owing to their
pollution-free nature and availability in many parts of the globe. Enhancing the thermal …

A comprehensive review of the influence of nanomaterials on the thermal performance of a solar thermal collectors

T Sood, MS Al Ansari, TL Kishore, LM Rao… - Materials Today …, 2024 - Elsevier
The present review article investigates the utilisation of nanomaterials with the aim of
augmenting the thermal efficiency of solar thermal collectors (STCs). A comprehensive …

Impact of absorber surface coatings on the thermal performance of non-concentrating solar thermal collectors: An overview

M Sethi, A Bodhe, A Chauhan, MS Umaralievich… - Materials Today …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this critical evaluation, the impact of absorber surface coating on the thermal efficiency (%)
of non-concentrating solar thermal collectors (STCs) is examined and discussed. Absorber …