Recent advances on nanofluids for low to medium temperature solar collectors: energy, exergy, economic analysis and environmental impact

Z Said, AA Hachicha, S Aberoumand… - Progress in Energy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The efficient exploitation of solar irradiation is one of the most encouraging ways of handling
numerous environmental concerns. Solar collectors are suitable devices that capture solar …

[HTML][HTML] State-of-the-art in solar water heating (SWH) systems for sustainable solar energy utilization: A comprehensive review

MR Al-Mamun, H Roy, MS Islam, MR Ali, MI Hossain… - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The solar water-heating (SWH) system is one of the most convenient applications of solar
energy, which is considered an available, economical, and environmentally friendly energy …

Energy and exergy comparison of a flat-plate solar collector using water, Al2O3 nanofluid, and CuO nanofluid

Y Tong, H Lee, W Kang, H Cho - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
The performance of a flat-plate solar collector was investigated by using water, Al 2 O 3
nanofluid, and CuO nanofluid as the working fluids. The energy efficiency, entropy …

A review on optical properties and application of nanofluids in direct absorption solar collectors (DASCs)

TB Gorji, AA Ranjbar - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
As an abundant, cheap and pollution-free renewable energy resource, solar energy offers a
great alternative to conventional fossil resources and is expected to play an increasingly …

Applications of nanotechnology to improve the performance of solar collectors–Recent advances and overview

AK Hussein - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper gives a comprehensive overview about the recent advances related with the
application of the nanotechnology in various kinds of the solar collectors. Papers reviewed …

[HTML][HTML] An overview on energy and exergy analysis of solar thermal collectors with passive performance enhancers

M Murugan, A Saravanan, PV Elumalai… - Alexandria Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
The evaluations of Energy and Exergy are very useful for enhancing the performance and
diminishing irreversibility of the solar thermal collectors respectively. The prime objective of …

Solar energy systems–potential of nanofluids

A Wahab, A Hassan, MA Qasim, HM Ali, H Babar… - Journal of Molecular …, 2019 - Elsevier
Global warming escalation has extended average temperature of earth beyond its safe limit.
To avert this environmental-threat, solar energy has acquired substantial attention of …

Progress, challenges and future prospects of plasmonic nanofluid based direct absorption solar collectors–a state-of-the-art review

S Kumar, N Chander, VK Gupta, R Kukreja - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of nanofluids improves the overall performance of solar thermal collectors and has
been studied explicitly in the last decade. More recently, to overcome the limitations of …

A review of applications of plasmonic and conventional nanofluids in solar heat collection

Q Wang, L Yang, N Zhao, G Xu, J Song, X **… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the development of solar energy utilization and nanotechnology, nanofluid heat
collection has attracted significant attention. The solar plasmonic nanofluids with significant …

Enhancing the efficiency of a symmetric flat-plate solar collector via the use of rutile TiO2-water nanofluids

M Moravej, MV Bozorg, Y Guan, LKB Li… - Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Flat-plate solar collectors are one of the cleanest and most efficient heating systems
available. This experimental study explores the effect of replacing water with surfactant-free …