Alternative designs of parabolic trough solar collectors

E Bellos, C Tzivanidis - Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Parabolic trough collector (PTC) is the most established solar concentrating technology
worldwide. The conventional parabolic trough collectors are used in various applications of …

The use of nanofluids in solar concentrating technologies: a comprehensive review

E Bellos, Z Said, C Tzivanidis - Journal of cleaner production, 2018 - Elsevier
Solar energy exploitation is one of the most important weapons for facing the recent
environmental and energy management dangers. Concentrating solar collectors can …

Performance optimization of a hybrid PV/T solar system using Soybean oil/MXene nanofluids as A new class of heat transfer fluids

F Rubbi, K Habib, R Saidur, N Aslfattahi, SM Yahya… - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In this research, a new class of nanofluid is successfully formulated from Soybean oil and
MXene (Ti 3 C 2) particles to implement as working fluid on a hybrid photovoltaic-thermal …

Nanofluids in solar thermal collectors: review and limitations

I Wole-Osho, EC Okonkwo, S Abbasoglu… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Solar thermal collectors are systems that allow for the use of solar energy in thermal
applications. These collectors utilize a heat transfer fluid to transport absorbed solar …

Thermodynamic analysis and comparison of different absorption cycles driven by evacuated tube solar collector utilizing hybrid nanofluids

M Abid, MS Khan, TAH Ratlamwala, MN Malik… - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The utilization of hybrid nanofluids is the most attractive way to improve the heat transfer rate
of solar thermal applications. Evacuated tube solar collector is one of the most important …

Different ways to improve parabolic trough solar collectors' performance over the last four decades and their applications: A comprehensive review

W Ajbar, A Parrales, A Huicochea… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents an extensive review of experimental, numerical, and numerical-
experimental studies focused on compiling different aspects that lead to improved PTSC …

An extensive review of various technologies for enhancing the thermal and optical performances of parabolic trough collectors

N Abed, I Afgan - International Journal of Energy Research, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A wide range of engineering industrial applications require both the thermal and optical
efficiencies of the system to be maximized with a reasonable low penalty for the friction …

Comparative performance assessment of solar dish assisted s-CO2 Brayton cycle using nanofluids

MS Khan, M Abid, HM Ali, KP Amber, MA Bashir… - Applied Thermal …, 2019 - Elsevier
The recent study investigates and compares the energy and exergy performances of solar
dish assisted supercritical carbon dioxide re-compression with reheat Brayton cycle …

Heat transfer augmentation of parabolic trough solar collector receiver's tube using hybrid nanofluids and conical turbulators

HA Mohammed, HB Vuthaluru, S Liu - Journal of the Taiwan Institute of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Parabolic Trough Solar Collector (PTSC) is one of the most popular
and an effective device that converts solar radiation into a heat or useful energy. However, it …

Comparison of experimental and theoretical methods of obtaining the thermal properties of alumina/iron mono and hybrid nanofluids

EC Okonkwo, I Wole-Osho, D Kavaz, M Abid - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2019 - Elsevier
The use of hybrid nanofluids is gaining wide application due to their reported improvement
in heat transfer properties rising from the combined thermal properties of two or more …