A review of nanomaterial incorporated phase change materials for solar thermal energy storage

MA Nazari, A Maleki, MEH Assad, MA Rosen… - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Phase Change Materials (PCMs) have being used in different solar energy systems
for thermal energy storage and performance enhancement. Improving heat transfer from …

A comprehensive review of the current status, developments, and outlooks of heat pipe photovoltaic and photovoltaic/thermal systems

Y Gao, D Wu, Z Dai, C Wang, B Chen, X Zhang - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Harvesting energy from the sun is a promising technology to resolve the ongoing energy
crisis. Solar photovoltaic (PV) and photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) systems are mainstream solar …

A review of thermal conductivity of various nanofluids

MH Ahmadi, A Mirlohi, MA Nazari… - Journal of Molecular …, 2018 - Elsevier
In the present paper, several experimental and theoretical studies conducted on the thermal
conductivity of nanofluids are represented and investigated. Based on the reviewed studies …

Application of nanofluids for enhanced waste heat recovery: A review

AG Olabi, K Elsaid, ET Sayed, MS Mahmoud… - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Heat is the most common form of energy either in final or intermediate forms, with the latter
enabling energy conversion to other useful forms. Heat is primarily sourced from fossil fuels …

Physical principles and state-of-the-art of modeling of the pulsating heat pipe: A review

VS Nikolayev - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The Pulsating (called also oscillating) Heat Pipe (PHP) is a high performance passive heat
transfer device. It consists in a closed capillary channel folded into several meanders …

Heat transfer and flow visualization of pulsating heat pipe with silica nanofluid: An experimental study

D Zhang, Z He, J Guan, S Tang, C Shen - International Journal of Heat and …, 2022 - Elsevier
As heat transfer device with two-phase flow, pulsating heat pipe (PHP) has a widely
application prospect in the fields of improving energy efficiency and thermal management. In …

Thermal conductivity prediction of nanofluids containing CuO nanoparticles by using correlation and artificial neural network

A Komeilibirjandi, AH Raffiee, A Maleki… - Journal of Thermal …, 2020 - Springer
Nanofluids are employed in different thermal devices due to their enhanced thermophysical
features which lead to noticeable heat transfer augmentation. One of the major reasons of …

A review on the utilized machine learning approaches for modeling the dynamic viscosity of nanofluids

M Ramezanizadeh, MH Ahmadi, MA Nazari… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Nanofluids are broadly applied in energy systems such as solar collector, heat exchanger
and heat pipes. Dynamic viscosity of the nanofluids is among the most important features …

Innovations in pulsating heat pipes: From origins to future perspectives

M Mameli, G Besagni, PK Bansal… - Applied Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Since the early 1990s, the pulsating heat pipe (PHP) has emerged as one of the most
innovative, effective and potentially more convenient passive two-phase heat transfer …

An updated review on working fluids, operation mechanisms, and applications of pulsating heat pipes

Y Xu, Y Xue, H Qi, W Cai - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Global demands for sustainable energy are rising rapidly due to the ever-increasing energy
crisis. Efficient energy management is one of the feasible methods to solve the existing …