[HTML][HTML] Experimental investigation of the thermal efficiency of a new cavity receiver design for concentrator solar technology

Q Alkhalaf, D Lee, R Kumar, S Thapa, AR Singh… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
The most popular design for solar energy receivers that achieves great thermal performance
is a cavity receiver. This study experimentally compared two novel shapes of cavity …

Thermal performance analysis of a novel Conical-Cylindrical-Conical cavity receiver for a Scheffler concentrated solar system

Q Alkhalaf, SS Chandel, ARS Suri - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The thermal efficiency of a receiver is a critical component of the point focusing concentrated
solar system, significantly impacting the overall system efficiency. A thermal performance …

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 …

Enabling sustainable energy access in decentralized sectors and communities: a proposal for opto-thermal analysis for rating community solar cookers

Y Aldali, B Belgasim, AA Sagade, MA BinNasir - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Community solar cookers (CSCs) hold significant promise for addressing energy poverty
and promoting sustainable development. However, existing methods for evaluating CSCs …

Numerical and experimental analysis of a cross-finned solar receiver for parabolic dish collectors

TN Nallaperumal, RK Sellapandiyan, SK Vishnu… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
A parabolic dish solar collector (PDC) is used to concentrate solar radiation on a receiver to
produce hot water or steam for various thermal applications. The solar receiver of the PDC is …

[HTML][HTML] Realistic ray-tracing model of a Scheffler reflector based on experimental data

T Fasquelle, B Kadoch, G Guillet, S Barbosa - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
A model of a Scheffler reflector with mirror facets is presented in the form of an open-source
script for use with the free ray-tracing software Soltrace (Monte-Carlo method). It is calibrated …

[PDF][PDF] Case Studies in Thermal Engineering

Q Alkhalaf, D Lee, R Kumar, S Thapa, AR Singh… - researchgate.net
The most popular design for solar energy receivers that achieves great thermal performance
is a cavity receiver. This study experimentally compared two novel shapes of cavity …