Progress in concentrated solar power technology with parabolic trough collector system: A comprehensive review

W Fuqiang, C Ziming, T Jianyu, Y Yuan, S Yong… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Advanced solar energy utilization technology requires high-grade energy to achieve the
most efficient application with compact size and least capital investment recovery period …

Potential prospects of supercritical CO2 power cycles for commercialisation: Applicability, research status, and advancement

MM Ehsan, M Awais, S Lee, S Salehin, Z Guan… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
The excellent thermo-physical and chemical properties of CO 2 suggest its employment as a
working fluid in power sectors owing to several benefits over the steam cycle. The present …

Perspective of concentrating solar power

YL He, Y Qiu, K Wang, F Yuan, WQ Wang, MJ Li… - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In this perspective paper, the present status and development tendency of concentrating
solar power (CSP) are analyzed from two aspects:(1) Potential pathways to efficient CSP …

The development technology and applications of supercritical CO2 power cycle in nuclear energy, solar energy and other energy industries

MJ Li, HH Zhu, JQ Guo, K Wang, WQ Tao - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
The development technology and applications of supercritical CO 2 power cycle have
recently been gaining a lot of attention for applications to different energy industries. The …

Review of the solar flux distribution in concentrated solar power: Non-uniform features, challenges, and solutions

YL He, K Wang, Y Qiu, BC Du, Q Liang, S Du - Applied Thermal …, 2019 - Elsevier
Concentrated solar flux distribution in the concentrated solar power (CSP) systems is
extremely non-uniform, which can lead to high local temperature and large temperature …

Modeling, simulation and performance analysis of parabolic trough solar collectors: a comprehensive review

İH Yılmaz, A Mwesigye - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Solar thermal systems are advantageous since it is easier to store heat than electricity on a
large scale. As such, concentrated solar power is receiving considerable interest among …

Enhancing the performance of parabolic trough collectors using nanofluids and turbulators

E Bellos, C Tzivanidis, D Tsimpoukis - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Parabolic trough collector is one of the most usual solar collectors for applications up to 400°
C. The thermal enhancement of this collector concentrates a lot of interest and various …

Commercial parabolic trough CSP plants: Research trends and technological advancements

AB Awan, MN Khan, M Zubair, E Bellos - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Solar energy is an auspicious renewal energy source because of its abundant availability
and its flexibility to be converted into heat or into electricity. Concentrated solar power …

Thermal analysis of parabolic trough collector operating with mono and hybrid nanofluids

E Bellos, C Tzivanidis - Sustainable Energy Technologies and …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper, the use of mono and hybrid nanofluids in parabolic trough collectors is
investigated. The LS-2 PTC module is studied for operation with Syltherm 800 as the base …

Experimental and numerical study on the performance of a new high-temperature packed-bed thermal energy storage system with macroencapsulation of molten salt …

MJ Li, B **, Z Ma, F Yuan - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper, a new high-temperature packed-bed thermal energy storage system (PBTES)
with macro-encapsulation of molten salt phase change material has been established. A …