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

Q **ong, 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 …

Thermal performance of parabolic trough solar collectors

LS Conrado, A Rodriguez-Pulido… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
The thermodynamics of a Parabolic Trough Solar Collector (PTC) play an important role in
solar energy and the efficiency of the collectors. This report presents an up-to-date review on …

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 …

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 …

Experimental performance analysis of low concentration ratio solar parabolic trough collectors with nanofluids in winter conditions

MA Rehan, M Ali, NA Sheikh, MS Khalil… - Renewable Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Applications of solar thermal systems especially for heating are quiet reliable. At present the
domestic use of such technologies especially for hot water and space heating applications is …

Design analysis of solar parabolic trough thermal collectors

AZ Hafez, AM Attia, HS Eltwab, AO ElKousy… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents a review of the design parameters, mathematical techniques and
simulations used in the design of parabolic trough solar systems, along with a review on …

Experimental and numerical studies of thermal performance enhancement in the receiver part of solar parabolic trough collectors

G Kumaresan, P Sudhakar, R Santosh… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
A solar collector is a device which helps to harnesses solar radiation into useful form of
energy. Among various solar collectors, the parabolic trough collector (PTC) is considered to …

Three-dimensional numerical study of heat transfer characteristics of parabolic trough receiver

Z Wu, S Li, G Yuan, D Lei, Z Wang - Applied energy, 2014 - Elsevier
Parabolic trough receivers are the key component of parabolic trough solar plants, and they
typically account for 30% of the cost of the construction of a solar field. The receiver's …

Thermo-mathematical modeling of parabolic trough collector

İH Yılmaz, MS Söylemez - Energy conversion and management, 2014 - Elsevier
A comprehensive thermo-mathematical analysis for parabolic trough solar collector (PTSC)
was completely performed in this study. Based on actual system parameters, solar, optical …

Estimation of the temperature, heat gain and heat loss by solar parabolic trough collector under Algerian climate using different thermal oils

M Ouagued, A Khellaf, L Loukarfi - Energy Conversion and management, 2013 - Elsevier
Algeria is blessed with a very important renewable, and more particularly solar, energy
potential. This potential opens for Algeria reel opportunities to cope with the increasing …