A comprehensive review on advances of oil-based nanofluids for concentrating solar thermal collector application

F Rubbi, L Das, K Habib, N Aslfattahi, R Saidur… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanofluids have exhibited noteworthy advancement as efficient working fluids in the last
decade towards the field of solar energy conversion field to deal with escalating global …

[HTML][HTML] The compound parabolic concentrators for solar photovoltaic applications: Opportunities and challenges

F Masood, NBM Nor, I Elamvazuthi, R Saidur, MA Alam… - Energy Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
The amount of electrical energy produced by a given solar photovoltaic module can be
increased by using concentrated solar radiation. The task can be accomplished by …

Thermal performance of parabolic trough collector using oil-based metal nanofluids

N Talem, S Mihoub, L Boumia, A Safa, J Navas… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Applying nanofluids in heat transfer systems is an innovative approach to improve the weak
thermal characteristics of thermal oils. In this work, the thermal performance of a parabolic …

A review of recent developments and applications of compound parabolic concentrator-based hybrid solar photovoltaic/thermal collectors

F Masood, NBM Nor, P Nallagownden, I Elamvazuthi… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The concentrating photovoltaic/thermal (PVT) collectors offer the benefits of the reduced per-
unit price of electrical energy and co-generation of electrical and thermal energies by …

Characterization and performance investigation of metallic oxides based nanofluids in compound parabolic concentrating solar collector

MF Zafar, M Ali, J Akhter, M Kaleem… - … Energy Technologies and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar energy is the primary renewable and globally freely available resource of clean
energy. Various types of solar collectors are used to extract thermal energy for low to …

A generalized Nusselt number correlation for nanofluids, and look-up diagrams to select a heat transfer fluid for medium temperature solar thermal applications

S Upadhyay, L Chandra, J Sarkar - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
There are many solar thermal applications in the medium temperature range, 373–573 K.
These systems rely heavily on heat transfer fluids. Proper strategy and heat transfer …

A review on ultrasonic alchemy of oil-based nanofluids for cutting-edge dielectric and heat transfer oils

RA Farade, NIBA Wahab, DEA Mansour… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Oil-based nanofluids can significantly improve dielectric and thermal performance across
various applications. The dispersion dynamics of oil-based nanofluids rely on the intricate …

Modeling and optimization of thermal conductivity of synthesized MWCNT/water nanofluids using response surface methodology for heat transfer applications

F Masood, MA Alam, NBM Nor, K Irshad… - Journal of Thermal …, 2024 - Springer
This paper reports on the experimental examination and optimization of a response surface
methodology (RSM)-based predictive model for the thermal conductivity of aqueous multi …

ZnO nanostructures modulate the thermo-physical properties of Therminol 55 favorably for heat transfer applications

R KS, S KS - Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2024 - Springer
In this work, ZnO nanoparticles were used to improve the thermal performance of Therminol
55 oil. The addition of ZnO nanoparticles to Therminol 55 increased the thermal conductivity …

Design and parametric analysis of compound parabolic concentrator for photovoltaic applications

F Masood, PAL Nallagownden… - … on Intelligent and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents the design process and analyses the interrelationship amongst the
critical design parameters of a low concentration Compound Parabolic Concentrator well …