The current review presents empirical and numerical analyses of thermal performance
development in flat plate solar collectors (FPSCs). Generally, the productivity of photovoltaic …

Global warming is the most serious problem humanity faces in the twenty-first century. To
avoid additional global warming, the world must transition away from fossil fuels and toward …

This paper presents solutions to improve the thermal performances of paraffin as a Phase
Change Material (PCM) in solar flat-plate collector systems for domestic and industrial solar …

Solar air heating is the most widely used for crop drying, building and space heating
applications due to its technological maturity and economic viability. Still, solar air heaters …

Solar water heaters (SWHs) are primarily used to generate hot water to meet daily needs in
domestic and industrial applications. Due to its technical and economic practicality, solar …

Thermal energy storage (TES) occurs by changing the internal energy of materials in the
form of sensible heat, latent heat, and thermo-chemical heat or a combination thereof. Latent …

Energy conservation management using latent heat storage (LHS) technique is nowadays
employed as a solution to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions …

This review paper collects recent and relevant research articles on the topic of heat transfer
enhancement in phase change materials heat storage systems, covering both passive …

Solar energy as a plentiful and environment-friendly source of energy has an acceptable
potential in nearly most of the regions around the world. Thermal technologies are …

In this work, technologies related to the storage of solar energy, utilizing the latent heat
content of phase change materials for the production of domestic hot water are reviewed …