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 …

Application of nanofluid in solar energy harvesting devices: A comprehensive review

AK Hamzat, MI Omisanya, AZ Sahin… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The increase in energy demand due to population explosion and the recent global
pandemic stressed the need to maximize solar energy harvesting. Nanofluids are used to …

The effect of pH on stability and thermal performance of graphene oxide and copper oxide hybrid nanofluids for heat transfer applications: application of novel …

PK Kanti, P Sharma, KV Sharma, MP Maiya - Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the effects of pH on stability and thermal properties of copper oxide
(CuO), graphene oxide (GO), and their hybrid nanofluid (HNF) at different mixing ratios …

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 …

Using Bayesian optimization and ensemble boosted regression trees for optimizing thermal performance of solar flat plate collector under thermosyphon condition …

Z Said, P Sharma, LS Sundar, VD Tran - … Energy Technologies and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The thermal performance of a flat plate solar collector operating under thermosyphon
conditions using MWCNT+ Fe 3 O 4/Water hybrid nanofluids was investigated in this study …

On the colloidal and chemical stability of solar nanofluids: From nanoscale interactions to recent advances

OZ Sharaf, RA Taylor, E Abu-Nada - Physics Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
The outdoor deployment of solar nanofluids in practical solar photothermal conversion
devices for prolonged periods of time has been an ongoing challenge. This is due to their …

Nanofluids for flat plate solar collectors: Fundamentals and applications

OA Alawi, HM Kamar, AR Mallah… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Among different sources of renewable energy, solar energy is widely used almost
exclusively because of its ease of availability and its lowest environmental effects. The most …

Efficacy evaluation of oxide-MWCNT water hybrid nanofluids: an experimental and artificial neural network approach

V Kumar, A Pare, AK Tiwari, SK Ghosh - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2021 - Elsevier
The temperature dependencies of the thermophysical properties of different hybrid
nanofluids have been investigated in the present work. Laboratory experiments were …

Influence of water based binary composite nanofluids on thermal performance of solar thermal technologies: sustainability assessments

H Tao, OA Alawi, OA Hussein, W Ahmed… - Engineering …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Recent technological advances have made it possible to produce particles with nanometer
dimensions that are uniformly and steadily suspended in traditional solar liquids and have …

Adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system modeling to predict the performance of graphene nanoplatelets nanofluid-based direct absorption solar collector based on …

M Vakili, M Yahyaei, J Ramsay, P Aghajannezhad… - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, an artificial neural network (ANN) adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system
(ANFIS) model was developed to predict the performance of a low-temperature direct …