Energy, exergy, economic and environmental analyses of solar air heating systems with and without thermal energy storage for sustainable development: A systematic …

SK Pathak, VV Tyagi, K Chopra, B Kalidasan… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Recent trends and applications of evacuated tube solar collector in food processing and air heating: a review

S Malakar, VK Arora, PK Nema, V Yadav - Environmental Science and …, 2024 - Springer
Solar energy demand is growing for future energy needs in different sectors to replace fossil
fuels, which leads to a reduced carbon footprint and global warming. Evacuated tube solar …

Solar air heater based on double-ends open evacuated tube with & without phase change material: an experimental investigation

A Tiwari, A Kumar - Journal of Energy Storage, 2023 - Elsevier
The application of hot air in drying, space heating, desiccant air conditioning, and
desalination attracts the attention of researchers towards solar air heater. In the current …

Analysis of heat transfer characteristics and optimization of U-tube based solar evacuated tube collector system with different flow conditioning inserts

M Bhowmik, P Muthukumar, A Patil - Thermal Science and Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the present study, the performance of a U-tube based evacuated tube collector (ETC) for a
forced circulation system is tested. The collector tilt angle is varied to analyse the optimum tilt …

Experimental evaluation of used engine oil based thermal energy storage coupled with novel evacuated tube solar air collector (NETAC)

N Mehla, A Kumar - Journal of Energy Storage, 2021 - Elsevier
The significant challenge in vacuum tube solar air collector is worse performance after
sunset which prompts the thermal energy storage. In present manuscript, the used engine oil …

An experimental investigation of a desalination system based on an evacuated tube collector coupled with a heat exchanger

A Tiwari, A Agrawal, A Kumar - Heat Transfer, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
According to the report published on global water stress, the world will face a huge water
crisis by 2040, due to continuous decay of freshwater resources and an increasing …

Experimental comparison of solar thermal desalination systems based on energy, exergy and economic (3‐E) analysis

A Kumar, A Tiwari, N Mehla - Environmental Progress & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
With rapid increase in human population, the demand of fresh water has been increased
significantly and the world will encounter enormous water crisis by 2040. The sea contains …

Atmospheric water extraction based on solar air heater encapsulated with phase change material: An experimental investigation

A Agrawal, A Kumar - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2024 - Elsevier
Amidst worsening water scarcity in the urban region, exploring alternative water sources is
crucial. Atmospheric water extraction (AWE) technology emerges as a cost-effective and …

Experimental investigation of a desalination system based on evacuated tube collector

A Tiwari, MK Rathod, A Kumar - Environment, Development and …, 2024 - Springer
In this study, the thermal performance of a solar thermal desalination system has been
investigated experimentally. The desalination system consists of an evacuated tube collector …

Experimental investigation of an indirect‐type solar cooker for indoor cooking based on a parabolic dish collector

A Dhiman, G Sachdeva - Heat Transfer, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In the present research article, an indirect type solar cooking system has been developed for
indoor cooking. In the proposed cooking system, a cooking pot has been placed at a …