An updated review of nanofluids in various heat transfer devices

EC Okonkwo, I Wole-Osho, IW Almanassra… - Journal of Thermal …, 2021 - Springer
The field of nanofluids has received interesting attention since the concept of dispersing
nanoscaled particles into a fluid was first introduced in the later part of the twentieth century …

Nanofluids in solar thermal collectors: review and limitations

I Wole-Osho, EC Okonkwo, S Abbasoglu… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Solar thermal collectors are systems that allow for the use of solar energy in thermal
applications. These collectors utilize a heat transfer fluid to transport absorbed solar …

Thermodynamic evaluation and optimization of a flat plate collector operating with alumina and iron mono and hybrid nanofluids

EC Okonkwo, I Wole-Osho, D Kavaz, M Abid… - Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study presents a thermodynamic evaluation of a flat plate collector (FPC) operating with
both mono and hybrid nanofluids. The performance of a collector operating with alumina …

[HTML][HTML] A significant solar energy note on Powell-Eyring nanofluid with thermal jump conditions: Implementing Cattaneo-Christov heat flux model

NH Abu-Hamdeh, RA Alsulami, MJH Rawa… - Mathematics, 2021 - mdpi.com
PTSCs (parabolic trough solar collectors) are widely employed in solar-thermal applications
to attain high temperatures. The purpose of this study is to determine how much entropy is …

[HTML][HTML] A neural network-based predictive model for the thermal conductivity of hybrid nanofluids

H Adun, I Wole-Osho, EC Okonkwo, O Bamisile… - … Communications in Heat …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nanofluids are known to have immense potential for heat transfer applications because of
their unique thermophysical properties when compared to the conventional heat transfer …

Effect of hybrid nanofluids mixture ratio on the performance of a photovoltaic thermal collector

I Wole‐Osho, H Adun, M Adedeji… - … Journal of Energy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Solar photovoltaic‐thermal (PV/T) collectors, are hybrid collectors used to convert solar
radiation into usable thermal and electrical energy. Recently, the field of research on PV/T is …

Statistical review of studies on the estimation of thermophysical properties of nanofluids using artificial neural network (ANN)

MH Esfe, MH Kamyab, D Toghraie - Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the conducted studies in the field of estimating the
thermophysical properties of nanofluids using the artificial neural network (ANN) technique …

Multi-objective optimization and energy/exergy analysis of a ternary nanofluid based parabolic trough solar collector integrated with kalina cycle

H Adun, M Adedeji, V Adebayo, A Shefik… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
The utilization of solar thermal collectors has increased significantly in the last decade. The
heat transfer fluids that is used in the design of these systems has notable effects on their …

Data driven insights for parabolic trough solar collectors: Artificial intelligence-based energy and exergy performance analysis

H Tao, OA Alawi, RZ Homod, MKA Mohammed… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms can potentially contribute to optimizing energy and
exergy outputs in renewable resources to increase efficiencies and reduce environmental …

Challenges, limitations, and applications of nanofluids in solar thermal collectors—a comprehensive review

LA Omeiza, M Abid, Y Subramanian… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
The daily increase in the demand for energy consumption is partly caused by the global
population explosion and advancements in technology. Humanity relies on energy to fulfil its …