Recent advances on the fundamental physical phenomena behind stability, dynamic motion, thermophysical properties, heat transport, applications, and challenges of …

Z Said, LS Sundar, AK Tiwari, HM Ali… - Physics Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
In the past decade, nanotechnology's rapid developments have created quite a lot of
prospects for researchers and engineers to check up on. And nanofluids are important …

Recent advances in using nanofluids in renewable energy systems and the environmental implications of their uptake

O Mahian, E Bellos, CN Markides, RA Taylor… - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
It has been more than two decades since the discovery of 'nanofluids'–mixtures of common
liquids and solid nanoparticles with at least one dimension below 100 nm in size. While …

Application of nanofluid in solar energy harvesting devices: A comprehensive review

AK Hamzat, MI Omisanya, AZ Sahin… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The increase in energy demand due to population explosion and the recent global
pandemic stressed the need to maximize solar energy harvesting. Nanofluids are used to …

Recent advances on the applications of phase change materials for solar collectors, practical limitations, and challenges: A critical review

A Mourad, A Aissa, Z Said, O Younis, M Iqbal… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Integration of emerging PCMs and nano-enhanced PCMs with different solar water heating systems for sustainable energy future: A systematic review

SK Pathak, VV Tyagi, K Chopra, R Rejikumar… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Thermophysical properties and applications of nano-enhanced PCMs: An update review

L Yang, J Huang, F Zhou - Energy conversion and management, 2020 - Elsevier
Energy conservation management using latent heat storage (LHS) technique is nowadays
employed as a solution to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions …

Utilization of a phase change material with metal foam for the performance improvement of the photovoltaic cells

H Shakibi, S Afzal, A Shokri, B Sobhani - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022 - Elsevier
This study presents a novel configuration for improving the photovoltaic (PV) panel's thermal
management system, which includes a phase change material (PCM) with the metal foam …

Experimental evaluation of a hybrid photovoltaic and thermal solar energy collector with integrated phase change material (PVT-PCM) in comparison with a traditional …

M Carmona, AP Bastos, JD García - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
A novel thermal energy storage and recovery system is proposed as a modification to
existing photovoltaic modules with the objective to improve the solar energy collector overall …

Phase change materials and nano-enhanced phase change materials for thermal energy storage in photovoltaic thermal systems: A futuristic approach and its …

RR Kumar, M Samykano, AK Pandey… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, photovoltaic thermal (PVT) systems have emerged as an imperative
research area due to the escalating demand for energy worldwide. Phase change materials …

Investigating the performance of a water-based PVT system using encapsulated PCM balls: An experimental study

A Hamada, M Emam, HA Refaey, M Moawed… - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The concept of integrating cooling systems with photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) collectors is not
new, although it has yet to be widely commercialized. Such systems have the potential to …