A comprehensive review of techniques for increasing the efficiency of evacuated tube solar collectors

S Aggarwal, R Kumar, D Lee, S Kumar, T Singh - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
With the growing energy needs, a conscious effort has been made to use non-conventional
energy sources to generate clean energy efficiently. Solar energy has always been popular …

A review of latest developments, progress, and applications of heat pipe solar collectors

A Shafieian, M Khiadani, A Nosrati - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Among all the available solutions to the current high energy demand and consequent
economic and environmental problems, solar energy, without any doubt, is one of the most …

A comprehensive study on thermal storage characteristics of nano-CeO2 embedded phase change material and its influence on the performance of evacuated tube …

PM Kumar, K Mylsamy - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
This work examines the enhancement in thermal storage properties of the new kind of nano-
embedded phase change materials (NEPCMs), which were prepared by diffusing CeO 2 …

Energy, exergy, exergoeconomic and enviroeconomic (4-E) assessment of solar water heater with/without phase change material for building and other applications …

AK Pandey, IA Laghari, RR Kumar, K Chopra… - Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Solar water heating is the most common method of using solar energy because of its
technical viability and economic attractiveness. However, intermittent nature of solar energy …

Study on an ETC solar water heater using flat and wavy diffuse reflectors

SN Dinesh, S Ravi, PM Kumar, R Subbiah… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent days, evacuated tube (ETC) solar water heating systems are proposed to be the
prominent solution for the residential as well as industrial water heating needs of various …

Performance evaluation of single stand and hybrid solar water heaters: a comprehensive review

Z Rahimi-Ahar, M Khiadani, L Rahimi Ahar… - Clean Technologies and …, 2023 - Springer
In this review, flat plate and concentrate-type solar collectors, integrated collector–storage
systems, and solar water heaters combined with photovoltaic–thermal modules, solar …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of fin material properties and the inclination angle on the thermal efficiency of evacuated tube solar water heater: An experimental study

S Aggarwal, R Kumar, S Kumar, T Singh - Journal of King Saud University …, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, evacuated tube solar water heaters (ETSWH) have become popular due to
their efficiency and low maintenance based on trends in India's solar thermal market …

Tubular solar-energy collector integration: performance enhancement of classical distillation unit

O Bait, M Si-Ameur - Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
The current study discusses a new design regarding embedded simple distiller to a solar
collector cylindrical shape. Investigating the performance improvement is based on solving …

Energy, Exergy and Economic (3E) analysis of evacuated tube heat pipe solar collector to promote storage energy under North African climate

S Bouadila, T Rehman, MAA Baig, S Skouri… - Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Evacuated tube solar collectors are solar water heating devices known to be technically
viable and economically attractive. In contrast, these systems encounter several problems …

Residential use of solar water heating in Turkey: A novel thermo-economic optimization for energy savings, cost benefit and ecology

İH Yılmaz - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018 - Elsevier
Recent trends in residential solar water heating and its efficient usage in Turkey were
presented in this study. A novel methodology for determining the optimum orientation and …