Review on influencing parameters in the performance of concentrated solar power collector based on materials, heat transfer fluids and design

Modeling and economic analysis of a parabolic trough solar collector used in order to preheat the process fluid of furnaces in a refinery (case study: Parsian Gas Refinery)

(2019) Bagher Mokhtari Shahdost et al.   JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY

Experimental study of water-based CuO nanofluid flow in heat pipe solar collector

(2019) Mohammad Shafiey Dehaj et al.   JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY

Experimental investigation of paraffin nano-encapsulated phase change material on heat transfer enhancement of pulsating heat pipe

(2019) Reza Heydarian et al.   JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY

Experimental investigation of hybrid nano-lubricant for rheological and thermal engineering applications

(2019) Mousa Rejvani et al.   JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY

Characterization of the nanoparticles, the stability analysis and the evaluation of a new hybrid nano-oil thermal conductivity

(2019) Yuancheng Geng et al.   JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY

Solar thermal networks operating with evacuated-tube collectors

(2018) Guillermo Martínez-Rodríguez et al.   ENERGY

Numerical investigation of a solar dish concentrator with different cavity receivers and working fluids

(2018) R. Loni et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

A proposed model to predict thermal conductivity ratio of Al2O3/EG nanofluid by applying least squares support vector machine (LSSVM) and genetic algorithm as a connectionist approach

(2018) Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi et al.   JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY

A smoothed particle hydrodynamics approach for numerical simulation of nano-fluid flows

(2018) Hossein Nasiri et al.   JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY

Solar energy: Potential and future prospects

(2018) Ehsanul Kabir et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

GMDH modeling and experimental investigation of thermal performance enhancement of hemispherical cavity receiver using MWCNT/oil nanofluid

(2018) Reyhaneh Loni et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Investigation of factors influencing the performance of nanofluid-based direct absorption solar collector using Taguchi method

(2018) Vishal Bhalla et al.   JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY

Study on the performance of a solar collector with heat collection and storage

(2018) Gang Li et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

Renewable energy harvesting with the application of nanotechnology: A review

(2018) Mohammad H. Ahmadi et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH

Prediction and modeling of MWCNT/Carbon (60/40)/SAE 10 W 40/SAE 85 W 90(50/50) nanofluid viscosity using artificial neural network (ANN) and self-organizing map (SOM)

(2018) Heydar Maddah et al.   JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY

Experimental investigation of heat pipe solar collector using MgO nanofluids

(2018) Mohammad Shafiey Dehaj et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Experimental and theoretical investigation on the effects of lower concentration CeO2/water nanofluid in flat-plate solar collector

(2017) P. Michael Joseph Stalin et al.   JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY

A model of a solar cavity receiver with coiled tubes

(2017) Kentaro Kanatani et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Aerogel-based solar thermal receivers

(2017) Kenneth McEnaney et al.   Nano Energy

Experimental study of the energy and exergy performance for a pressurized volumetric solar receiver

(2016) Jianqin Zhu et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

Performance study of a solar-assisted organic Rankine cycle using a dish-mounted rectangular-cavity tubular solar receiver

(2016) R. Loni et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

The effect of receiver geometry on the optical performance of a small-scale solar cavity receiver for parabolic dish applications

(2016) Ahmed M. Daabo et al.   ENERGY

Optical performance of a solar dish concentrator/receiver system: Influence of geometrical and surface properties of cavity receiver

(2016) Sha Li et al.   ENERGY

Experimental investigation on the energy and exergy performance of a coiled tube solar receiver

(2015) Jianqin Zhu et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Experimental performance investigation of modified cavity receiver with fuzzy focal solar dish concentrator

(2015) K.S. Reddy et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Heat transfer characteristics of phase change nanocomposite materials for thermal energy storage application

(2014) TingXian Li et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Study on flow and heat transfer characteristics of composite porous material and its performance analysis by FSP and EDEP

(2013) Zhi-Qiang Yu et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Radiative properties of nanofluids

(2013) Z. Said et al.   INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS IN HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Thermal performance analysis of porous media receiver with concentrated solar irradiation

(2013) Fuqiang Wang et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Thermal energy storage technologies and systems for concentrating solar power plants

(2013) Sarada Kuravi et al.   PROGRESS IN ENERGY AND COMBUSTION SCIENCE

Numerical investigation of a ceramic high-temperature pressurized-air solar receiver

(2013) X. Daguenet-Frick et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Assessment of liquid metal technology status and research paths for their use as efficient heat transfer fluids in solar central receiver systems

(2013) J. Pacio et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Thermal analysis of solar receiver pipes with superheated steam

(2012) M.I. Roldán et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

A review of solar collectors and thermal energy storage in solar thermal applications

(2012) Y. Tian et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Design of a high temperature cavity receiver for residential scale concentrated solar power

(2012) Matthew Neber et al.   ENERGY

Evaluation of the effect of nanofluid-based absorbers on direct solar collector

(2012) R. Saidur et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

CFD simulation of a solar radiation absorber

(2012) M.A. Gómez et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

A review of the applications of nanofluids in solar energy

(2012) Omid Mahian et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Numerical investigations on a pressurized volumetric receiver: Solar concentrating and collecting modelling

(2012) Y.L. He et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Prediction and optimization of the performance of parabolic solar dish concentrator with sphere receiver using analytical function

(2012) Weidong Huang et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Preliminary design study for a lunar solar power station using local resources

(2012) Ramon Ferreiro Garcia   SOLAR ENERGY

Optimized variable-focus-parabolic-trough reflector for solar thermal concentrator system

(2012) Chung-Yu Tsai et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Liquid sodium versus Hitec as a heat transfer fluid in solar thermal central receiver systems

(2012) Nicholas Boerema et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Flow, thermal and structural application of Ni-foam as volumetric solar receiver

(2012) N. Michailidis et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Heat transfer simulation in a thermochemical solar reactor based on a volumetric porous receiver

(2011) H.I. Villafán-Vidales et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

Study on the radiation flux and temperature distributions of the concentrator–receiver system in a solar dish/Stirling power facility

(2011) Zhigang Li et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

Solar radiation concentration features in Linear Fresnel Reflector arrays

(2011) R. Abbas et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Experimental investigation of compact silicon carbide heat exchangers for high temperatures

(2011) Thomas Fend et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Radiative properties of a solar cavity receiver/reactor with quartz window

(2011) Shuai Yong et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY

Compact heat exchangers: A review and future applications for a new generation of high temperature solar receivers

(2011) Qi Li et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

An experimental investigation on the effect of Al2O3–H2O nanofluid on the efficiency of flat-plate solar collectors

(2011) Tooraj Yousefi et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Volumetric receivers in Solar Thermal Power Plants with Central Receiver System technology: A review

(2011) Antonio L. Ávila-Marín   SOLAR ENERGY

Coupled radiation and flow modeling in ceramic foam volumetric solar air receivers

(2011) Zhiyong Wu et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Optimization of nanofluid volumetric receivers for solar thermal energy conversion

(2011) Andrej Lenert et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

One dimensional thermal analysis of silicon carbide ceramic foam used for solar air receiver

(2010) Fengwu Bai   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCES

The impact of geometrical parameters on the thermal performance of a solar receiver of dish-type concentrated solar energy system

(2010) Mo Wang et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Evaluation of different pretreatment methods for preparing hydrogen-producing seed inocula from waste activated sludge

(2010) Sheng Chang et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Experimental and numerical studies of the pressure drop in ceramic foams for volumetric solar receiver applications

(2009) Zhiyong Wu et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Heat transfer to a silicon carbide/water nanofluid

(2009) Wenhua Yu et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Review of study on solid particle solar receivers

(2009) Taide Tan et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Thermal analysis of solar parabolic trough with porous disc receiver

(2008) K. Ravi Kumar et al.   APPLIED ENERGY