Nanofluid and nanocomposite applications in solar energy conversion systems for performance enhancement: a review

Performance evaluation and nanofluid using capability study of a solar parabolic trough collector

(2015) Alibakhsh Kasaeian et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Performance of copper oxide/water nanofluid in a flat plate solar water heater under natural and forced circulations

(2015) Jee Joe Michael et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Experimental investigation on the thermal efficiency and performance characteristics of a flat plate solar collector using SiO2/EG–water nanofluids

(2015) Saleh Salavati Meibodi et al.   INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS IN HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Heat transfer and entropy generation through nanofluid filled direct absorption solar collector

(2014) Salma Parvin et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Heat transfer enhancement in parabolic trough collector tube using Al2O3/synthetic oil nanofluid

(2014) T. Sokhansefat et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

High temperature and long-term stability of carbon nanotube nanofluids for direct absorption solar thermal collectors

(2014) Nathan Hordy et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Radiative properties of ionic liquid-based nanofluids for medium-to-high-temperature direct absorption solar collectors

(2014) Long Zhang et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Investigating performance improvement of solar collectors by using nanofluids

(2013) F.S. Javadi et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Modelling and optimization of transparent parabolic trough collector based on gas-phase nanofluids

(2013) A. de Risi et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Insight into the efficiency enhancement of polymer solar cells by incorporating gold nanoparticles

(2013) Xiaoqiang Chen et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

A new application of carbon nanotubes nanofluid as working fluid of low-temperature direct absorption solar collector

(2013) M. Karami et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Preparation and characterization of carbon/nickel oxide nanocomposite coatings for solar absorber applications

(2012) Kittessa T. Roro et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Nanobased coatings with improved NIR reflecting properties for building envelope materials: Development and natural aging effect measurement

(2012) Gian Marco Revel et al.   CEMENT & CONCRETE COMPOSITES

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

(2012) Tooraj Yousefi et al.   EXPERIMENTAL THERMAL AND FLUID SCIENCE

Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for nanofluids

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

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

(2012) R. Saidur 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

Solar absorption and thermal emission properties of multiwall carbon nanotube/nickel oxide nanocomposite thin films synthesized by sol–gel process

(2012) Kittessa T. Roro et al.   Materials Science and Engineering B-Advanced Functional Solid-State Materials

Highly reflective titania nanoparticle‐based coating

(2012) Sanjeev Kumar et al.   Pigment & Resin Technology

Poly(urethane)-based solar absorber coatings containing nanogold

(2012) Chao-Ching Chang et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Preparation of novel SiO2 protected Ag thin films with high reflectivity by magnetron sputtering for solar front reflectors

(2012) Y.J. Xu et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Modelling of optical durability of enhanced aluminum solar reflectors

(2012) Florian Sutter et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Selectively transparent and conducting photonic crystal solar spectrum splitters made of alternating sputtered indium-tin oxide and spin-coated silica nanoparticle layers for enhanced photovoltaics

(2012) Paul G. O'Brien et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Enhanced abrasion resistance of ultrathin reflective coatings on polymeric substrates: An improvement upon glass substrates

(2012) Kamil Zuber et al.   WEAR

Numerical Investigation of Nanofluid Forced Convection in Channels with Discrete Heat Sources

(2012) Payam Rahim Mashaei et al.   Journal of Applied Mathematics

Improving the heat transfer efficiency of synthetic oil with silica nanoparticles

(2011) Elena V. Timofeeva et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Applicability of nanofluids in high flux solar collectors

(2011) Robert A. Taylor et al.   Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy

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

Thermal performance of an open thermosyphon using nanofluids for high-temperature evacuated tubular solar collectors

(2011) Lin Lu et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

An experimental investigation on the effect of pH variation of MWCNT–H2O nanofluid on the efficiency of a flat-plate solar collector

(2011) T. Yousefi et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Optimization of nanofluid volumetric receivers for solar thermal energy conversion

(2011) Andrej Lenert et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Potential of carbon nanohorn-based suspensions for solar thermal collectors

(2011) E. Sani et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Structure and optical properties of Ag–Al2O3 nanocermet solar selective coatings prepared using unbalanced magnetron sputtering

(2011) Harish C. Barshilia et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Review of physical vapor deposited (PVD) spectrally selective coatings for mid- and high-temperature solar thermal applications

(2011) N. Selvakumar et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Microstructural analysis and optoelectrical properties of Cu2O, Cu2O–Ag, and Cu2O/Ag2O multilayered nanocomposite thin films

(2011) C.C. Tseng et al.   THIN SOLID FILMS

Discussion on the thermal conductivity enhancement of nanofluids

(2011) Huaqing Xie et al.   Nanoscale Research Letters

Economic opportunities resulting from a global deployment of concentrated solar power (CSP) technologies—The example of German technology providers

(2010) Daniel Vallentin et al.   ENERGY POLICY

Eulerian–Eulerian two-phase numerical simulation of nanofluid laminar forced convection in a microchannel

(2010) Mohammad Kalteh et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND FLUID FLOW

Enhanced Specific Heat of Silica Nanofluid

(2010) Donghyun Shin et al.   JOURNAL OF HEAT TRANSFER-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME

Techniques for measuring the thermal conductivity of nanofluids: A review

(2010) G. Paul et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

A MCRT and FVM coupled simulation method for energy conversion process in parabolic trough solar collector

(2010) Ya-Ling He et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Enhancement of solar radiation absorption using nanoparticle suspension

(2010) Yuki Kameya et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane trisilanols as pigment surface modifiers for fluoropolymer based Thickness Sensitive Spectrally Selective (TSSS) paint coatings

(2010) I. Jerman et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Numerical Simulation of Water/Al2O3 Nanofluid Turbulent Convection

(2010) Vincenzo Bianco et al.   Advances in Mechanical Engineering

Effects of nano-fluid and surfaces with nano structure on the increase of CHF

(2009) Seontae Kim et al.   EXPERIMENTAL THERMAL AND FLUID SCIENCE

Collision-free machining fixture space design based on parametric tool space for five-axis grinding

(2009) Y. Wang et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY

Predicted Efficiency of a Low-Temperature Nanofluid-Based Direct Absorption Solar Collector

(2009) Himanshu Tyagi et al.   JOURNAL OF SOLAR ENERGY ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME

Experimental study of thermal conductivity and phase change performance of nanofluids PCMs

(2009) Yu-Dong Liu et al.   Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Fabrication of multilayer TiO2 thin films for dye-sensitized solar cells with high conversion efficiency by electrophoresis deposition

(2009) Ho Chang et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Surfactant-free nanofluids containing double- and single-walled carbon nanotubes functionalized by a wet-mechanochemical reaction

(2009) Lifei Chen et al.   THERMOCHIMICA ACTA

Review and Comparison of Nanofluid Thermal Conductivity and Heat Transfer Enhancements

(2008) Wenhua Yu et al.   HEAT TRANSFER ENGINEERING

Preparation of a TiMEMO nanocomposite by the sol–gel method and its application in coloured thickness insensitive spectrally selective (TISS) coatings

(2008) Boštjan Japelj et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS