Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis of Parabolic Trough Collectors Using Straight Conical Strip Inserts with Nanofluids

An extensive review of various technologies for enhancing the thermal and optical performances of parabolic trough collectors

(2020) Nabeel Abed et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH

Numerical investigations on metal foam inserted solar parabolic trough DSG absorber tube for mitigating thermal gradients and enhancing heat transfer

(2020) Bohra Nitin Kumar et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

Turbulent length scales and budgets of Reynolds stress-transport for open-channel flows; friction Reynolds numbers (Reτ) = 150, 400 and 1020

(2020) Umair Ahmed et al.   JOURNAL OF HYDRAULIC RESEARCH

Assessment and Evaluation of the Thermal Performance of Various Working Fluids in Parabolic Trough Collectors of Solar Thermal Power Plants under Non-Uniform Heat Flux Distribution Conditions

(2020) Nabeel Abed et al.   Energies

Enhancing the overall thermal performance of a large aperture parabolic trough solar collector using wire coil inserts

(2020) İbrahim Halil Yılmaz et al.   Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments

An intuitive framework for optimizing energetic and exergetic performances of parabolic trough solar collectors operating with nanofluids

(2020) Mohamed Abubakr et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Investigating the impact of velocity fluctuations and compressibility to aerodynamic efficiency of a fixed-wing aircraft

(2020) Chukwugozie Ejeh et al.   Results in Physics

Thermal performance evaluation of various nanofluids with non-uniform heating for parabolic trough collectors

(2020) Nabeel Abed et al.   Case Studies in Thermal Engineering

Performance analyses in parabolic trough collectors by inserting novel inclined curved-twisted baffles

(2020) Hui Xiao et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Proper orthogonal decomposition and dynamic mode decomposition of jet in channel crossflow

(2019) Zhao Wu et al.   NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN

Numerical Simulations of Flow and Heat Transfer in a Wall-Bounded Pin Matrix

(2019) S. Benhamadouche et al.   FLOW TURBULENCE AND COMBUSTION

Thermal performance enhancement in a parabolic trough receiver tube with internal toroidal rings: A numerical investigation

(2019) K. Arshad Ahmed et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

A Dual-Grid Hybrid RANS/LES Model for Under-Resolved Near-Wall Regions and its Application to Heated and Separating Flows

(2019) Philipp T. L. Nguyen et al.   FLOW TURBULENCE AND COMBUSTION

Investigation of a star flow insert in a parabolic trough solar collector

(2018) Evangelos Bellos et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Multiple cylindrical inserts for parabolic trough solar collector

(2018) Evangelos Bellos et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

Thermal, hydraulic and exergetic evaluation of a parabolic trough collector operating with thermal oil and molten salt based nanofluids

(2018) Evangelos Bellos et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Efficiency and heat transfer improvements in a parabolic trough solar collector using TiO 2 nanofluids under turbulent flow regime

(2018) J. Subramani et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

A cylindrical insert for parabolic trough solar collector

(2018) Evangelos Bellos et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NUMERICAL METHODS FOR HEAT & FLUID FLOW

Thermal-hydraulic performance and entropy generation analysis of a parabolic trough receiver with conical strip inserts

(2018) Peng Liu et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Alternative designs of parabolic trough solar collectors

(2018) Evangelos Bellos et al.   PROGRESS IN ENERGY AND COMBUSTION SCIENCE

Simulation of subcritical-Reynolds-number flow around four cylinders in square arrangement configuration using LES

(2018) Yacine Kahil et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MECHANICS B-FLUIDS

Wavy-tape insert designed for managing highly concentrated solar energy on absorber tube of parabolic trough receiver

(2017) Xiaowei Zhu et al.   ENERGY

A CFD study of flow quantities and heat transfer by changing a vertical to diameter ratio and horizontal to diameter ratio in inline tube banks using URANS turbulence models

(2017) Nabeel Abed et al.   INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS IN HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Numerical investigation on heat transfer performance and flow characteristics in circular tubes with dimpled twisted tapes using Al 2 O 3 -water nanofluid

(2017) Lu Zheng et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Direct simulation of conjugate heat transfer of jet in channel crossflow

(2017) Zhao Wu et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Direct numerical simulation of a low momentum round jet in channel crossflow

(2017) Zhao Wu et al.   NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN

Heat transfer enhancement analysis of tube receiver for parabolic trough solar collector with pin fin arrays inserting

(2017) Xiangtao Gong et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Thermal enhancement of parabolic trough collector with internally finned absorbers

(2017) Evangelos Bellos et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Heat transfer and entropy generation in a parabolic trough receiver with wall-detached twisted tape inserts

(2016) Aggrey Mwesigye et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCES

Thermal enhancement of solar parabolic trough collectors by using nanofluids and converging-diverging absorber tube

(2016) E. Bellos et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Numerical simulations of a parabolic trough solar collector with nanofluid using a two-phase model

(2016) E. Kaloudis et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Thermodynamic optimisation of the performance of a parabolic trough receiver using synthetic oil–Al 2 O 3 nanofluid

(2015) Aggrey Mwesigye et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Experimental investigation of exergy efficiency of a solar photovoltaic thermal (PVT) water collector based on exergy losses

(2015) Javad Yazdanpanahi et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Heat transfer and thermodynamic performance of a parabolic trough receiver with centrally placed perforated plate inserts

(2014) Aggrey Mwesigye et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

A numerical study of parabolic trough receiver with nonuniform heat flux and helical screw-tape inserts

(2014) Xingwang Song et al.   ENERGY

Potential improvements in the optical and thermal efficiencies of parabolic trough concentrators

(2014) Men Wirz et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Numerical study of heat transfer enhancement in the receiver tube of direct steam generation with parabolic trough by inserting metal foams

(2012) P. Wang et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Stochastic response of the laminar flow past a flat plate under uncertain inflow conditions

(2012) Xingsi Han et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS

Numerical study of heat transfer enhancement by unilateral longitudinal vortex generators inside parabolic trough solar receivers

(2012) Z.D. Cheng et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Predictions of Turbulent Flow for the Impeller of a NASA Low-Speed Centrifugal Compressor

(2010) K. M. Guleren et al.   JOURNAL OF TURBOMACHINERY-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME

Orthogonal Blade-Vortex Interaction on a Helicopter Tail Rotor

(2008) A. Filippone et al.   AIAA JOURNAL

Thermal analysis of solar parabolic trough with porous disc receiver

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

Numerical Investigation of Energy-Efficient Receiver for Solar Parabolic Trough Concentrator

(2008) K. S. Reddy et al.   HEAT TRANSFER ENGINEERING

Numerical simulation of generic side mirror of a car using large eddy simulation with polyhedral meshes

(2008) I. Afgan et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN FLUIDS