This paper presents a comprehensive review on research and developments on solar
assisted compression heat pump systems, mostly reported during the last two decades. The …

The method to cool a high heat flux device is an important research direction for the heat
exchanger design. Micro-channels are an effective heat exchange structure both for single …

Photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) system was introduced to meet the thermal and electrical
energy. The heat removal by air or water prevents the deterioration of the PV cell efficiency …

The need for hot water in residential buildings requires a significant energy potential.
Therefore, an efficient water heating system is important to achieve the goal of saving high …

Considering the importance of using renewable energies for human societies, it is
necessary to optimize the devices used. Flat plate solar collectors play a prominent role in …

This paper aims to present a numerical study that aims to enhance the thermal efficiency of
externally finned solar absorber tubes for use in the solar parabolic trough collector (SPTC) …

Since it is highly correlated with quality of life, the demand for energy continues to increase
as the global population grows and modernizes. Although there has been significant …

The direct expansion solar heat pump (DX-SHP) is a competent and sustainable option for
domestic heating and drying applications. The solar collector-evaporator is a vital …

Solar thermal collectors for buildings use a heat transfer fluid passing through heat
exchange channels in the absorber. Flat plate absorbers may pass the fluid through a tube …

One of the most abundantly available non-conventional energy sources is solar energy. The
advantages of solar energy are that it is freely available, sustainable, non-exhaustible …