A review of dust accumulation and cleaning methods for solar photovoltaic systems

HA Kazem, MT Chaichan, AHA Al-Waeli… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Utilizing solar energy to generate electricity on large scale photovoltaic (PV) power plants
became a trend as a new option adopted by many countries. The optimum installation of PV …

A review on recent development of thermal performance enhancement methods of flat plate solar water heater

E Vengadesan, R Senthil - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The present review focusses on the recent developments in the thermo-economic
performance of solar water heating systems regarding the design, modification of thermo …

[HTML][HTML] Increasing melting and solidification performances of a phase change material-based flat plate solar collector equipped with metal foams, nanoparticles, and …

A NematpourKeshteli, M Iasiello, G Langella… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Energy and exergy comparison of a flat-plate solar collector using water, Al2O3 nanofluid, and CuO nanofluid

Y Tong, H Lee, W Kang, H Cho - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
The performance of a flat-plate solar collector was investigated by using water, Al 2 O 3
nanofluid, and CuO nanofluid as the working fluids. The energy efficiency, entropy …

A review on the different aspects and challenges of the dry reforming of methane (DRM) reaction

AGS Hussien, K Polychronopoulou - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The dry reforming of methane (DRM) reaction is among the most popular catalytic reactions
for the production of syngas (H2/CO) with a H2: CO ratio favorable for the Fischer–Tropsch …

Numerical investigation on the performance of a solar air heater using jet impingement with absorber plate

S Yadav, RP Saini - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Solar air heater is the simplest heating device for utilizing solar thermal energy. Jet
impingement technique can be used to amplify the performance of a solar air heater by …

Performance comparison of innovative spiral shaped solar collector design with conventional flat plate solar collector

SK Verma, K Sharma, NK Gupta, P Soni, N Upadhyay - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Flat plate solar collector is an essential device, which facilitate direct application of solar
energy for water heating in household and industrial sector. Existing Flat plate solar …

Numerical analysis of porous flat plate solar collector under thermal radiation and hybrid nanoparticles using two-phase model

Q Xiong, T Tayebi, M Izadi, AA Siddiqui… - Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Solar collectors will play a very important role in absorbing solar renewable energy for use
in various industries in the future of the world. This study looks at the resulting combination …

Thermal efficiency enhancement of direct absorption parabolic trough solar collector (DAPTSC) by using nanofluid and metal foam

MM Heyhat, M Valizade, S Abdolahzade, M Maerefat - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present work, the effects of using nanofluid, metal foam and their combination on the
thermal performance of direct absorption parabolic trough solar collector (DAPTSC) were …

Application of porous metal foam heat exchangers and the implications of particulate fouling for energy-intensive industries

STW Kuruneru, K Vafai, E Sauret, YT Gu - Chemical Engineering Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Curtailing the ever-increasing global energy demand remains an arduous challenge. The
US Energy Information Administration emphasized that the deployment of new heat …