Energy, exergy, economic and environmental analyses of solar air heating systems with and without thermal energy storage for sustainable development: A systematic …

SK Pathak, VV Tyagi, K Chopra, B Kalidasan… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar air heating is the most widely used for crop drying, building and space heating
applications due to its technological maturity and economic viability. Still, solar air heaters …

PCM-assisted energy storage systems for solar-thermal applications: Review of the associated problems and their mitigation strategies

V Goel, A Dwivedi, R Kumar, R Kumar… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Latent heat energy storage (LHES) system is identified as one of the major research areas in
recent years to be used in various solar-thermal applications. However, there are various …

Improving the thermo-economic performance of hemispherical solar distiller using copper oxide nanofluids and phase change materials: Experimental and theoretical …

M Abdelgaied, MEH Attia, AE Kabeel… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present work, a thermo-economic performance of the modified hemispherical solar still
(MHSS) was studied and compared to traditional hemispherical solar still (THSS). The …

Recent progress in phase change materials storage containers: Geometries, design considerations and heat transfer improvement methods

ME Zayed, J Zhao, W Li, AH Elsheikh… - Journal of Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
The potential for phase change materials (PCMs) has a vital role in thermal energy storage
(TES) applications and energy management strategies. Nevertheless, these materials suffer …

Review on micro/nano phase change materials for solar thermal applications

L Qiu, Y Ouyang, Y Feng, X Zhang - Renewable Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Solar energy, which is well–known for its inexhaustible and environmentally friendly
properties, is among the most promising sources of energy. Solar energy is usually collected …

Hybrid solar desalination systems driven by parabolic trough and parabolic dish CSP technologies: Technology categorization, thermodynamic performance and …

MM Aboelmaaref, ME Zayed, J Zhao, W Li… - Energy Conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this review, current status and recent progress in concentrated solar power (CSP)
desalination technology has been presented. Special focus has been considered for …

Phase change materials integrated solar thermal energy systems: Global trends and current practices in experimental approaches

B Kalidasan, AK Pandey, S Shahabuddin… - Journal of Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Solar thermal systems (STSs) are gaining boom in the globalized market since last two
decades to combat the menace of global warming. Considerable research has been carried …

A new random vector functional link integrated with mayfly optimization algorithm for performance prediction of solar photovoltaic thermal collector combined with …

M Abd Elaziz, S Senthilraja, ME Zayed… - Applied Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Artificial intelligence techniques have become powerful alternatives to conventional
modeling techniques in different engineering disciplines. They have been applied for …

[HTML][HTML] Current status and future development of hybrid PV/T system with PCM module: 4E (energy, exergy, economic and environmental) assessments

Y Cui, J Zhu, F Zhang, Y Shao, Y Xue - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) with phase change material (PCM) technology is one of
the incentive research areas in renewable energy application aspect, which attracts …

Factors affecting the thermal performance of the flat plate solar collector using nanofluids: A review

ME Zayed, J Zhao, Y Du, AE Kabeel, SM Shalaby - Solar Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Exploitation of solar energy is one of the most significant solutions for facing the current
energy management dangers. Flat plate solar collector (FPSC) is one of the most important …