A review on recent development of thermal performance enhancement methods of flat plate solar water heater

E Vengadesan, R Senthil - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The present review focusses on the recent developments in the thermo-economic
performance of solar water heating systems regarding the design, modification of thermo …

A comprehensive review analysis on advances of evacuated tube solar collector using nanofluids and PCM

A Kumar, AK Tiwari, Z Said - Sustainable Energy Technologies and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Solar thermal energy is extensively used in industrial and domestic applications like solar
drying operation, space heating, water heating, desalting of water, etc. A solar collector is …

Recent progress in solar water heaters and solar collectors: A comprehensive review

SF Ahmed, M Khalid, M Vaka, R Walvekar… - Thermal Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Solar water heating (SWH) is a clean, reliable, and cost-effective method of harnessing solar
energy effectively to satisfy 50–80% of hot water needs. SWH technology is currently …

A review of recent advances in green nanofluids and their application in thermal systems

LH Kumar, SN Kazi, HH Masjuki, MNM Zubir - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
An increase in energy demand is leading to the continuous rise in global temperature above
pre-industrial levels with the discharges of toxic gases and radiations leading to severe …

A comprehensive analysis on advances in application of solar collectors considering design, process and working fluid parameters for solar to thermal conversion

SK Verma, NK Gupta, D Rakshit - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Presented review is an attempt to analyze progressive enhancement in performance of solar
collectors in view of changes in design of collector components, changes and modifications …

Energy, exergy, and economic analysis of tubular solar air heater with porous material: an experimental study

S Abo-Elfadl, MS Yousef, MF El-Dosoky… - Applied Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
The performance of solar air heater of having a new design tubular absorber of adjacent
parallel tubes called tubular is investigated experimentally via energy, exergy, energy …

Heat transfer enhancement and life cycle analysis of a Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchanger using stable CuO/water nanofluid

Z Said, SMA Rahman, MEH Assad, AH Alami - … Energy technologies and …, 2019 - Elsevier
One of the major goals for engineers and designers in industrial processes has always been
the optimization of Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchangers. Efficiency enhancement of heat …

An experimental study on simultaneous electricity and heat production from solar PV with thermal energy storage

S Navakrishnan, E Vengadesan, R Senthil… - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Electrical energy conversion of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems is significantly influenced by
the PV module temperature, where the overheating of the module leads to a drop in power …

Experimental study on heat storage integrated flat plate solar collector for combined water and air heating in buildings

E Vengadesan, D Bharathwaj, BS Kumar… - Applied Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Combined water and air heating flat plate solar collectors can reduce water and space
heating-associated energy costs at minimal installation. This study uses the serpentine …

Experimental performance of a solar air heater using straight and spiral absorber tubes with thermal energy storage

J Muthukumaran, R Senthil - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022 - Elsevier
A flat plate solar air collector is a simple energy conversion system with relatively poor
performance due to low heat transfer between air and absorber. Passive heat transfer …