Low emissivity thin film coating to enhance the thermal conversion efficiency of selective solar absorber in high vacuum flat plate collectors

A Caldarelli, E Gaudino, D De Luca, U Farooq… - Thin Solid Films, 2023 - Elsevier
Industrial heat and cooling applications are an essential fraction of the overall energy
demand, mainly produced by fossil fuels. Solar thermal energy production can satisfy such a …

[HTML][HTML] High vacuum flat plate photovoltaic-thermal (HV PV-T) collectors: Efficiency analysis

D De Luca, P Strazzullo, E Di Gennaro, A Caldarelli… - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Through a numerical model developed in MATLAB, we investigate the performance of a
novel hybrid flat plate photovoltaic-thermal collector under high-vacuum (HV PV-T) to …

Experimental and mechanism analysis of a tandem solar thermal system with staged water level reduction

C Zhai, Z Sun, Y Yang - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Non-concentrating collectors are essential heat-collecting devices in solar desalination
systems but typically face challenges such as low efficiency and susceptibility to corrosion …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal emittance measurement of low-emissive materials for enhanced conversion efficiency in vacuum-based solar thermal applications

E Gaudino, U Farooq, A Caldarelli, P Strazzullo… - Solar Energy, 2025 - Elsevier
In the quest for more efficient solar thermal systems, accurately determining the thermal
emittance of low-emissive materials is crucial in determining the power losses. This paper …

Formulation of an Efficiency Model Valid for High Vacuum Flat Plate Collectors

E Gaudino, A Caldarelli, R Russo, M Musto - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
High Vacuum Flat Plate Collectors (HVFPCs) are the only type of flat plate thermal collectors
capable of producing thermal energy for middle-temperature applications (up to 200° C). As …

Energy comparison analysis between direct and indirect dry saturated steam generation, thermally powered by EFPCs' solar fields

A Levrano, AV Anacreonte, E Gaudino… - Journal of Physics …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Steam is a key energy vector in the industrial sector and each application requires it at a
specific pressure and temperature. In this paper the production of low pressure dry saturated …

Thermal Emittance Measurement of Very Low-Emissive Materials for Solar Thermal Applications

E Gaudino, U Farooq, A Caldarelli, P Strazzullo… - 2024 - preprints.org
In the quest for more efficient solar thermal systems, accurately determining the thermal
emittance of low-emissive materials is crucial in determining the power losses. This paper …