Thermophysical exploration: State-of-the-art review on phase change materials for effective thermal management in lithium-ion battery systems

P GaneshKumar, V Sivalingam, S Divya, TH Oh… - Journal of Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Electric vehicles (EVs) energized with electricity derived from renewable energy power
systems can aid in reducing carbon emissions from road transport. But to enable faster …

Effect of dispersing single and hybrid nanoparticles on tribological, thermo-physical, and stability characteristics of lubricants: a review

C Pownraj, A Valan Arasu - Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2021 - Springer
Lubricants are widely used in various mechanical systems for reducing heat and friction
between the working components having relative motions. Thus, the enhancement of …

[PDF][PDF] Green synthesis of copper nanoparticles and investigation of its anti-microbial properties

II Alao, IP Oyekunle, KO Iwuozor… - Advanced Journal of …, 2022 - researchgate.net
Over the years, scientists from various disciplines have carried out researches extensively
on nanotechnology in a bid to either satisfy their curiosity or to solve an already existing …

Energy, exergy, economic and environmental evaluation of solar desalination system comprising different enhanced surface absorber plates

PG Kumar, N Thangapandian, VS Vigneswaran… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
In the present work, energy, exergy, economic and environmental evaluation of single slope
solar still (SS) using multiple enhancement techniques namely, sandblasting, milling, and …

[HTML][HTML] An automotive radiator with multi-walled carbon-based nanofluids: A study on heat transfer optimization using MCDM techniques

V Sivalingam, PG Kumar, R Prabakaran, J Sun… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) techniques namely the additive ratio
assessment (ARAS) method and the combinative distance-based assessment (CODAS) are …

Experimental evaluation and thermodynamic Gibbs free energy analysis of a double-slope U-shaped stepped basin solar still using activated carbon with ZnO …

A Sangeetha, S Shanmugan, S Gorjian - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar distillation methods require expensive energy storage in the basin area to enhance
productivity, confirming the cost-effectiveness of natural green dyes as an appealing …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical investigation on the optimum performance output of photovoltaic thermal (PVT) systems using nano-copper oxide (CuO) coolant

SR Madas, R Narayanan, P Gudimetla - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanofluids application has now become a conventional cooling medium in PVT technology.
However, there is little knowledge in the current literature about the PVT operational …

Enhancing the thermal performance of TiO2/water nanofluids flowing in a helical microfin tube

B Kristiawan, AI Rifa'i, K Enoki, AT Wijayanta… - Powder Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
A hybrid method with a microfin tube and TiO 2/water nanofluid with various nanoparticles
concentration has been investigated experimentally. The objectives of this work are to …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of volume fraction and size of Al2O3 nanoparticles in thermal, frictional and economic performance of circumferential corrugated helical tube

H Wei, H Moria, KS Nisar, R Ghandour… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
The economic and operational constraints are the most important ones when it comes to
decide to use any performance enhancement method. In this paper, the effect of Al 2 O 3 …

Effects of ultasonication and surfactant on the thermal and electrical conductivity of water–Solar glycol mixture based Al2O3 nanofluids for solar-thermal applications

PG Kumar, D Sakthivadivel, N Thangapandian… - Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present experimental work aims to prepare nanofluid using Al 2 O 3 nanomaterials as
dispersant into a solar glycol (SG)–water mixture (80: 20) and investigate its stability …