It has been more than two decades since the discovery of 'nanofluids'–mixtures of common
liquids and solid nanoparticles with at least one dimension below 100 nm in size. While …

Thermal energy storage systems are extensively investigated because of their fundamental
role in the storage of renewable energy and in the recovery of useful heat generated from …

As high-temperature heat transfer medium and thermal energy storage material, molten salts
are widely applied in concentrating solar power (CSP) plants and molten salt reactors …

Nanofluids have opened the doors towards the enhancement of many of today's existing
thermal applications performance. This is because these advanced working fluids exhibit …

Laser surface texturing (LST) has emerged as a powerful technique for creating surface
patterns on various materials, including metals, polymers, and ceramics. Among LST …

Nanofluids is a new type of efficient cooling mass. In the present experimental work, a new
SiO 2-ethylene-glycol/deionized water nanofluids with excellent static storage and dynamic …

Concerns over the escalating energy crisis have prompted extensive study and application
of energy storage technology as a means to augment energy efficiency. Molten salts (MSs) …

Molten carbonates have recently attracted increasing interest for use as effective functional
media in the fields of sustainable energy processes such as the Concentrating Solar Power …

Current concentrated solar power (CSP) plants use molten salts as heat storage and heat
transfer medium. The thermal property enhancement of molten salts can increase the …

The emphasis on exploiting solar power has efficaciously engaged the concentrated solar
power (CSP) technology towards producing electricity from solar thermal energy. CSP …