Recent progress on flat plate solar collectors equipped with nanofluid and turbulator: state of the art

M Zaboli, S Saedodin, SSM Ajarostaghi… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
This paper reviews the impacts of employing inserts, nanofluids, and their combinations on
the thermal performance of flat plate solar collectors. The present work outlines the new …

Evaluation methods of thermo-hydraulic performance in nanofluids: A comprehensive review

Y Wang, Y Peng, Y Tao, L Shi, Q Liu, Y Ma, J Tu… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Widely employed for enhancing heat transfer in various devices, nanofluids are still
seriously challenged by contradictory conclusions on their effectiveness under different …

Performance improvement of photovoltaic/thermal systems by using twisted tapes in the coolant tubes with different cross-section patterns

M Ghasemian, M Sheikholeslami, M Dehghan - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
A numerical technique is applied to study the efficacy of integrating twisted tapes to the
collector of Photovoltaic/Thermal (PV/T) units on the system performance when the tubes …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental investigation of the thermal efficiency of a new cavity receiver design for concentrator solar technology

Q Alkhalaf, D Lee, R Kumar, S Thapa, AR Singh… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
The most popular design for solar energy receivers that achieves great thermal performance
is a cavity receiver. This study experimentally compared two novel shapes of cavity …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation and optimization of the performance and efficiency of a hybrid flat plate solar collector integrated with phase change material and heat sink

S Algarni - Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
This study presents an experimental real case study on the performance optimization of a
flat plate solar collector (FPSC) by integrating a layer of phase change material (PCM) and a …

Thermal-hydraulic characteristics of FLiBe in annuli with helical wire

Y Yang - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
A fully tight-fitting triangular wire coil is used to enhance heat transfer of FLiBe in the annular
channel for the first time. The numerical simulations of annular channels with triangular wire …

Optimisation of the thermodynamic and environmental performances of a flat plate solar collector with multiple turbulators: An integrated experimental, numerical, and …

M Zaboli, N Karimi, SSM Ajarostaghi, S Saedodin - Renewable Energy, 2025 - Elsevier
Flat plate solar collectors (FPSCs) offer an economically attractive renewable energy
solution, but their widespread adoption has been limited by suboptimal thermal …

Investigating the effect of needle ribs on parabolic through solar collector filled with two-phase hybrid nanofluid

M Sepehrirad, A Aghaei, MM Najafizadeh… - Journal of Thermal …, 2024 - Springer
The sun is a non-renewable resource that helps reduce carbon dioxide emissions and
reduces the impact of industries on nature pollution. Therefore, using solar energy in various …

Energy, exergy and environmental analysis of concentrated parabolic trough collector using alumina-water nanofluid and twisted tape insert

B Mehta, D Subhedar - Proceedings of the Institution of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Concentrating parabolic trough collector (CPTC) is used to convert energy of solar radiation
into useful heat energy utilized in different thermal applications. The present article …

Effects of fins base rounding on heat transfer characteristics of absorber tube of parabolic Trough Collector

M Fatouh, N Saad, AMM Abdala - Arabian Journal for Science and …, 2023 - Springer
In this study, the heat transfer characteristics of an improved absorber tube of parabolic
trough solar collector LS-2 are investigated using ANSYS software. Oil syltherm 800 type is …