Recent progress in solar water heaters and solar collectors: A comprehensive review
SF Ahmed, M Khalid, M Vaka, R Walvekar… - Thermal Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Solar water heating (SWH) is a clean, reliable, and cost-effective method of harnessing solar
energy effectively to satisfy 50–80% of hot water needs. SWH technology is currently …
energy effectively to satisfy 50–80% of hot water needs. SWH technology is currently …
Energy storage: Applications and challenges
T Kousksou, P Bruel, A Jamil, T El Rhafiki… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2014 - Elsevier
In this paper, an updated review of the state of technology and installations of several
energy storage technologies were presented, and their various characteristics were …
energy storage technologies were presented, and their various characteristics were …
State of the art of thermal storage for demand-side management
Thermal energy storage (TES) is widely recognized as a means to integrate renewable
energies into the electricity production mix on the generation side, but its applicability to the …
energies into the electricity production mix on the generation side, but its applicability to the …
Applications of cascaded phase change materials in solar water collector storage tanks: a review
Thermal energy storage plays a vital role to solve the problems related to the intermittent
nature of solar energy. Phase change materials (PCMs) have shown promising applications …
nature of solar energy. Phase change materials (PCMs) have shown promising applications …
Review of solar cooling methods and thermal storage options
LA Chidambaram, AS Ramana, G Kamaraj… - … and sustainable energy …, 2011 - Elsevier
Power shortage and unstable power supply remain serious problems. Conventional cooling
technologies that utilize harmful refrigerants consume more energy and cause peak loads …
technologies that utilize harmful refrigerants consume more energy and cause peak loads …
Stratification analysis of domestic hot water storage tanks: A comprehensive review
YP Chandra, T Matuska - Energy and Buildings, 2019 - Elsevier
To assure high quality thermal storage and high efficiency of its acquisition, thermal
stratification is often employed in domestic hot water tanks. The whole motivation of …
stratification is often employed in domestic hot water tanks. The whole motivation of …
Numerical modeling and optimization of thermal stratification in solar hot water storage tanks for domestic applications: CFD study
This study aims to assess the thermal stratification inside a standard hot water storage tank
such an important device of solar water heaters. A number of flat plates with different titled …
such an important device of solar water heaters. A number of flat plates with different titled …
A review of solar-driven short-term low temperature heat storage systems
This article reviews three types of solar-driven short-term low temperature heat storage
systems–water tank heat storage, phase change materials heat storage and thermochemical …
systems–water tank heat storage, phase change materials heat storage and thermochemical …
Buoyancy effects on convective heat transfer of supercritical CO2 and thermal stress in parabolic trough receivers under non-uniform solar flux distribution
K Wang, ZD Zhang, XY Zhang, CH Min - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2021 - Elsevier
The buoyancy influenced heat transfer characteristics of S-CO 2 have been investigated
widely in previous studies, but limited to the conditions with constant wall temperature or …
widely in previous studies, but limited to the conditions with constant wall temperature or …
Experimental and numerical research of thermal stratification with a novel inlet in a dynamic hot water storage tank
Heat storage is an important task in the use of solar energy; in particular, the use of water as
the thermal storage medium is one of key technologies in solar thermal energy utilization …
the thermal storage medium is one of key technologies in solar thermal energy utilization …