Recent advances on nanofluids for low to medium temperature solar collectors: energy, exergy, economic analysis and environmental impact

Z Said, AA Hachicha, S Aberoumand… - Progress in Energy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The efficient exploitation of solar irradiation is one of the most encouraging ways of handling
numerous environmental concerns. Solar collectors are suitable devices that capture solar …

Experimental studies of nanofluid thermal conductivity enhancement and applications: A review

MM Tawfik - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
In many applications, there is a critical need for enhancing the poor thermal conductivity of
conventional fluids in order to develop efficient heat transfer fluids. This requirement can be …

Heat transfer enhancement in a flat plate solar collector with different flow path shapes using nanofluid

MR Saffarian, M Moravej, MH Doranehgard - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present study, in addition to using nanofluid, the flow direction in a flat plate solar
collector is changed to increase the convective heat transfer coefficient. To this end, U …

Applications of nanotechnology in renewable energies—A comprehensive overview and understanding

AK Hussein - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
One of the great technological challenges in 21st century is the development of renewable
energy technologies due to serious problems related with the production and use of energy …

Progress and latest developments of evacuated tube solar collectors

MA Sabiha, R Saidur, S Mekhilef, O Mahian - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2015 - Elsevier
Solar energy is the most available, environmental friendly energy source and renewable to
sustain the growing energy demand. Solar energy is captured by solar collectors and an …

Experimental evaluation of flat plate solar collector using nanofluids

SK Verma, AK Tiwari, DS Chauhan - Energy conversion and Management, 2017 - Elsevier
The present analysis focuses on a wide variety of nanofluids for evaluating performance of
flat plate solar collector in terms of various parameters as well as in respect of energy and …

A comprehensive review on the recent advances in applications of nanofluids for effective utilization of renewable energy

US Behera, JS Sangwai, HS Byun - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2025 - Elsevier
Renewable energy sources, such as solar, wind, water and geothermal are abundant and
replenished by nature, making them crucial for both present and future sustainable energy …

A review on the applications of nanofluids in solar energy systems

A Kasaeian, AT Eshghi, M Sameti - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
The negative impact of human activities on the environment receives tremendous attention,
especially on the increased global temperature. To combat climate change, clean and …

Applications of nanotechnology to improve the performance of solar collectors–Recent advances and overview

AK Hussein - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper gives a comprehensive overview about the recent advances related with the
application of the nanotechnology in various kinds of the solar collectors. Papers reviewed …

Progress of nanofluid application in solar collectors: a review

SK Verma, AK Tiwari - Energy Conversion and Management, 2015 - Elsevier
In recent times solar energy has attracted the attention of scientists to a great deal. On the
surface, there are two reasons for it: primarily, the scientists are interested in it with the intent …