Nanotechnology-integrated phase change material and nanofluids for solar applications as a potential approach for clean energy strategies: Progress, challenges …

Z Said, MA Sohail, AK Pandey, P Sharma… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Integrating nanotechnology into phase change materials (PCMs) has emerged as a novel
approach to improving PCM thermal properties and performance in various thermal energy …

A comprehensive review on the application of hybrid nanofluids in solar energy collectors

Q Xiong, S Altnji, T Tayebi, M Izadi, A Hajjar… - Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the years, nanofluids have proved to be beneficial in various heat transfer applications,
particularly in solar energy collectors. Hybrid nanofluids have also shown promise in such …

Progress in concentrated solar power technology with parabolic trough collector system: A comprehensive review

W Fuqiang, C Ziming, T Jianyu, Y Yuan, S Yong… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Advanced solar energy utilization technology requires high-grade energy to achieve the
most efficient application with compact size and least capital investment recovery period …

Modeling, simulation and performance analysis of parabolic trough solar collectors: a comprehensive review

İH Yılmaz, A Mwesigye - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Solar thermal systems are advantageous since it is easier to store heat than electricity on a
large scale. As such, concentrated solar power is receiving considerable interest among …

A review of solar parabolic trough collector

VK Jebasingh, GMJ Herbert - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Solar energy is one among the freely available clean forms of renewable energy. Many
technologies have been developed in India for extracting energy from assorted renewable …

Heat transfer enhancement analysis of tube receiver for parabolic trough solar collector with pin fin arrays inserting

X Gong, F Wang, H Wang, J Tan, Q Lai, H Han - Solar Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Tube receiver with pin fin arrays inserting was introduced as the absorber tube of parabolic
trough receiver to increase the overall heat transfer performance of tube receiver for …

Numerical study on performance of double-fluid parabolic trough solar collector occupied with hybrid non-Newtonian nanofluids: Investigation of effects of helical …

J Mustafa, S Alqaed, M Sharifpur - Engineering Analysis with Boundary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Influences of a helical absorber tube on the thermal performances of a double-fluid
parabolic trough solar collector (PTSC) occupied by non-Newtonian nanofluid are …

A novel parabolic trough solar collector model–Validation with experimental data and comparison to Engineering Equation Solver (EES)

O Behar, A Khellaf, K Mohammedi - Energy Conversion and Management, 2015 - Elsevier
In the present work, a novel parabolic trough solar collector model has been developed and
validated. The validation has been carried out through a comparison with results of previous …

Heat transfer performance enhancement and thermal strain restrain of tube receiver for parabolic trough solar collector by using asymmetric outward convex …

W Fuqiang, T Zhexiang, G Xiangtao, T Jianyu… - Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
With the aim to increase the overall heat transfer performance and reliability of tube receiver
for parabolic trough solar collector system, asymmetric outward convex corrugated tube is …

An experimental investigation of nanofluid, nanocoating, and energy storage materials on the performance of parabolic trough collector

MA Hamada, H Khalil, MM Abou Al-Sood… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Currently, parabolic trough collectors have been widely employed for medium-high heat
generation applications such as heat generation processes and desalination applications …