State-of-the-art review of nanofluids in solar collectors: A review based on the type of the dispersed nanoparticles

Q **ong, A Hajjar, B Alshuraiaan, M Izadi… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Nanofluids as a new generation of fluids have attracted a lot of research works. There is
growing evidence that the nanofluids are more suitable for various heat transfer applications …

A review of multi-phase and single-phase models in the numerical simulation of nanofluid flow in heat exchangers

H Eshgarf, AA Nadooshan, A Raisi - Engineering Analysis with Boundary …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Various types of heat exchangers have many applications in industrial and engineering
fields to improve heat transfer rate (HTR). The techniques of heat transfer enhancement …

Numerical studies on a fin-foam composite structure towards improving melting phase change

Z Du, G Liu, X Huang, T **ao, X Yang, YL He - International Journal of Heat …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The low thermal conductivity of phase change materials limits the large-scale application of
latent heat storage technology. It is meaningful to improve the thermal conductivity of phase …

CFD study of heat transfer and fluid flow in a parabolic trough solar receiver with internal annular porous structure and synthetic oil–Al2O3 nanofluid

MV Bozorg, MH Doranehgard, K Hong, Q **ong - Renewable Energy, 2020‏ - Elsevier
In this study, a finite volume method is employed to investigate the performance of a novel
parabolic trough solar collector with synthetic oil–Al 2 O 3 nanofluid as the heat transfer fluid …

Mixed convection of copper–water nanofluid in a shallow inclined lid driven cavity using the lattice Boltzmann method

A Karimipour, MH Esfe, MR Safaei, DT Semiromi… - Physica A: Statistical …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
The goal of this work is to study the laminar mixed convection of water–Cu nanofluid in an
inclined shallow driven cavity using the lattice Boltzmann method. The upper lid of the cavity …

Nano-PCM filled energy storage system for solar-thermal applications

M Al-Jethelah, SH Tasnim, S Mahmud, A Dutta - Renewable energy, 2018‏ - Elsevier
In this paper, a nano-PCM filled enclosure, which is a representative geometry of a thermal
energy storage (TES) system, is investigated using scale analysis, numerical simulation, and …

Effect of radiation on laminar natural convection of nanofluid in a vertical channel with single-and two-phase approaches

A Mostafazadeh, D Toghraie, R Mashayekhi… - Journal of Thermal …, 2019‏ - Springer
In the present study, heat transfer and laminar flow of a nanofluid in a vertical channel by
considering the effect of radiation with single-and two-phase approaches with prescribed …

Magneto-hydrothermal convective dynamics of hybrid nanofluid-packed partially cooled porous cavity: effect of half-sinusoidal heating

MK Mondal, N Biswas, A Datta, DK Mandal… - Journal of Thermal …, 2023‏ - Springer
An investigation is carried out to study the thermo-fluid flow behavior of Cu/Al2O3–water
hybrid nanofluid in a porous enclosure. The bottom wall of the problem domain is half …

Magnetohydrodynamic free convection of Al2O3–water nanofluid considering Thermophoresis and Brownian motion effects

M Sheikholeslami, M Gorji-Bandpy, DD Ganji, P Rana… - Computers & …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
In this study MHD effect on natural convection heat transfer in an enclosure filled with
nanofluid is investigated. The transport equations used in the analysis took into account the …

Exponential nonuniform wall heating of a square cavity and natural convection

M Turkyilmazoglu - Chinese Journal of Physics, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The process of a nonuniform wall heating of a square cavity and the resulting natural
convection phenomenon is numerically analyzed within the present work. While the left …