A review of concentrating solar thermal collectors with and without nanofluids

Optical and thermal analysis of a linear Fresnel reflector operating with thermal oil, molten salt and liquid sodium

(2018) Evangelos Bellos et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

Energy and exergy analyses of a parabolic trough collector operated with nanofluids for medium and high temperature applications

(2018) A. Allouhi et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

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

Performance analysis of an integrated solar-based power generation plant using nanofluids

(2018) Adnan Alashkar et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH

Exergetic investigation of a solar dish collector with smooth and corrugated spiral absorber operating with various nanofluids

(2018) Sasa Pavlovic et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Optical and thermal analysis of a parabolic trough solar collector for production of thermal energy in different climates in Iran with comparison between the conventional nanofluids

(2018) Mohammad Marefati et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Thermal efficiency enhancement of nanofluid-based parabolic trough collectors

(2018) Evangelos Bellos et al.   JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY

Nature-inspired smart solar concentrators by 4D printing

(2018) Farhang Momeni et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Experimental performance analysis of low concentration ratio solar parabolic trough collectors with nanofluids in winter conditions

(2018) Mirza Abdullah Rehan et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Thermal performance of a parabolic trough linear collector using Al 2 O 3 /H 2 O nanofluids

(2018) Mariana Soledad Bretado de los Rios et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Numerical analysis of the thermal and thermodynamic performance of a parabolic trough solar collector using SWCNTs-Therminol ® VP-1 nanofluid

(2018) Aggrey Mwesigye et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

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 new mini-CPC with a U-type evacuated tube under thermal and optical investigation

(2018) Dimitrios Korres et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Influence of hybrid nanofluids on the performance of parabolic trough collectors in solar thermal systems: Recent findings and numerical comparison

(2018) Alina Adriana Minea et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Multi-criteria evaluation of a nanofluid-based linear Fresnel solar collector

(2018) Evangelos Bellos et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Optimization of a Solar-Driven Trigeneration System with Nanofluid-Based Parabolic Trough Collectors

(2017) et al.   Energies

Thermodynamic analysis of a solar dish receiver using different nanofluids

(2017) R. Loni et al.   ENERGY

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

(2017) Xiaowei Zhu et al.   ENERGY

Integrated collector storage solar water heater under partial vacuum

(2017) Manolis Souliotis et al.   ENERGY

Design and thermal performances of a scalable linear Fresnel reflector solar system

(2017) Yanqing Zhu et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Advances in the linear Fresnel single-tube receivers: Hybrid loops with non-evacuated and evacuated receivers

(2017) María J. Montes et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Energetic, exergetic and financial evaluation of a solar driven absorption chiller – A dynamic approach

(2017) Evangelos Bellos et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Experimental study on the thermal performance and heat transfer characteristics of solar parabolic trough collector using Al2 O3 nanofluids

(2017) J. Subramani et al.   Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy

Optical performance and instantaneous efficiency calculation of linear Fresnel solar collectors

(2017) Emmanouil Mathioulakis et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH

Effect of using nanofluids on efficiency of parabolic trough collectors in solar thermal electric power plants

(2017) Seyed Ebrahim Ghasemi et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY

Solar assisted multi-generation system using nanofluids: A comparative analysis

(2017) Muhammad Abid et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY

Experimental and numerical investigation on the optical and thermal performance of solar parabolic dish and corrugated spiral cavity receiver

(2017) Sasa Pavlovic et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Determination of Parabolic Trough Solar Collector Efficiency Using Nanofluid: A Comprehensive Numerical Study

(2017) Hamidreza Khakrah et al.   JOURNAL OF SOLAR ENERGY ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME

Applications of nanofluids in condensing and evaporating systems

(2017) Saman Rashidi et al.   JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY

Dish systems for CSP

(2017) Joe Coventry et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

On-sun optical characterization of a solar dish concentrator based on elliptical vacuum membrane facets

(2017) Max Schmitz et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

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

(2017) Xiangtao Gong et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Optimization of solar linear Fresnel reflector system with secondary concentrator for uniform flux distribution over absorber tube

(2017) G.S. Chaitanya Prasad et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Simulation-based optimisation of a linear Fresnel collector mirror field and receiver for optical, thermal and economic performance

(2017) M.A. Moghimi et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Thermal enhancement of parabolic trough collector with internally finned absorbers

(2017) Evangelos Bellos et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Thermodynamics and the segmented compound parabolic concentrator

(2017) Bennett Widyolar et al.   Journal of Photonics for Energy

Optical modelling and performance analysis of a solar LFR receiver system with parabolic and involute secondary reflectors

(2016) Shanmugapriya Balaji et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Performance model and thermal comparison of different alternatives for the Fresnel single-tube receiver

(2016) María J. Montes 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

Performance analysis of a parabolic trough solar collector using Al2O3/synthetic oil nanofluid

(2016) Yanjuan Wang 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

Heat transfer performance enhancement and thermal strain restrain of tube receiver for parabolic trough solar collector by using asymmetric outward convex corrugated tube

(2016) Wang Fuqiang et al.   ENERGY

Optimizing the efficiency of a solar receiver with tubular cylindrical cavity for a solar-powered organic Rankine cycle

(2016) R. Loni et al.   ENERGY

Adoption of nanofluids in low-enthalpy parabolic trough solar collectors: Numerical simulation of the yearly yield

(2016) Gianluca Coccia et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

The numerical model of the high temperature receiver for concentrated solar radiation

(2016) Estera Przenzak et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Thermal performance and entropy generation analysis of a high concentration ratio parabolic trough solar collector with Cu-Therminol®VP-1 nanofluid

(2016) Aggrey Mwesigye et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Thermodynamic analysis and optimization of an integrated Rankine power cycle and nano-fluid based parabolic trough solar collector

(2016) Somayeh Toghyani et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Experimental and numerical investigation of a linear Fresnel solar collector with flat plate receiver

(2016) Evangelos Bellos et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Flow field optimization for the solar parabolic trough receivers in direct steam generation systems by the variational principle

(2016) Yun Liu et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

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 performance analysis of solar parabolic trough collector using nanofluid as working fluid: A CFD modelling study

(2016) Seyed Ebrahim Ghasemi et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS

Thermophysical properties and heat transfer performance of carbon nanotubes water-based nanofluids

(2016) Patrice Estellé et al.   JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY

Heat transfer enhancement in a parabolic trough solar receiver using longitudinal fins and nanofluids

(2016) Benabderrahmane Amina et al.   Journal of Thermal Science

A review of thermophysical properties of water based composite nanofluids

(2016) Suleiman Akilu et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Design and optical performance of CPC based compound plane concentrators

(2016) Feng Tang et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

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

(2016) E. Bellos et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Parabolic trough solar collector for low enthalpy processes: An analysis of the efficiency enhancement by using twisted tape inserts

(2016) O.A. Jaramillo 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

Impact of heliostat curvature on optical performance of Linear Fresnel solar concentrators

(2016) S. Benyakhlef et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Development of a solar collector with a stationary spherical reflector/tracking absorber for industrial process heat

(2016) Shay Cohen et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Optimization of the geometry of Fresnel linear collectors

(2016) Paola Boito et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Solar liquid desiccant regeneration and nanofluids in evaporative cooling for greenhouse food production in Saudi Arabia

(2016) Nidal H. Abu-Hamdeh et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

A novel Compound Elliptical-type Concentrator for parabolic primaries with tubular receiver

(2016) Diogo Canavarro et al.   SOLAR 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

Hybrid optimization algorithm for thermal analysis in a solar parabolic trough collector based on nanofluid

(2015) P. Mohammad Zadeh et al.   ENERGY

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

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

Energy performance of an evacuated tube solar collector using single walled carbon nanotubes nanofluids

(2015) M.A. Sabiha et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Performance assessment of parabolic dish and parabolic trough solar thermal power plant using nanofluids and molten salts

(2015) M. Abid et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH

Thermodynamic analysis and optimization of fully developed turbulent forced convection in a circular tube with water–Al2O3 nanofluid

(2015) Aggrey Mwesigye et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Investigation of heat transfer enhancement in a new type heat exchanger using solar parabolic trough systems

(2015) Hacı Mehmet Şahin et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY

Performance enhancement of a Flat Plate Solar collector using Titanium dioxide nanofluid and Polyethylene Glycol dispersant

(2015) Z. Said et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Thermal characterization of HITEC molten salt for energy storage in solar linear concentrated technology

(2015) A. G. Fernández et al.   JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY

Progress and latest developments of evacuated tube solar collectors

(2015) M.A. Sabiha et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Experimental investigation of porous disc enhanced receiver for solar parabolic trough collector

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

Combined heat loss analysis of solar parabolic dish – modified cavity receiver for superheated steam generation

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

Optimization of a trapezoidal cavity absorber for the Linear Fresnel Reflector

(2015) M.A. Moghimi 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

Experimental investigation on heat loss of semi-spherical cavity receiver

(2014) Yuting Tan et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Effect of solid volume fraction and tilt angle in a quarter circular solar thermal collectors filled with CNT–water nanofluid

(2014) M.M. Rahman et al.   INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS IN HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

First and second laws analysis of a minichannel-based solar collector using boehmite alumina nanofluids: Effects of nanoparticle shape and tube materials

(2014) Omid Mahian 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

Optical performance of an azimuth tracking linear Fresnel solar concentrator

(2014) Farong Huang et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Thermal performance of an open thermosyphon using nanofluid for evacuated tubular high temperature air solar collector

(2013) Zhen-Hua Liu et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Design and thermal performances of Semi-Parabolic Linear Fresnel Reflector solar concentration collector

(2013) Jie Zhu et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

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

Experimental and theoretical analysis on a linear Fresnel reflector solar collector prototype with V-shaped cavity receiver

(2012) M. Lin et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

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

A review of the applications of nanofluids in solar energy

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

Analysis of internal helically finned tubes for parabolic trough design by CFD tools

(2011) Javier Muñoz et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Solar linear Fresnel collector using molten nitrates as heat transfer fluid

(2011) Roberto Grena et al.   ENERGY

A critical synthesis of thermophysical characteristics of nanofluids

(2011) Khalil Khanafer et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

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

(2011) Lin Lu et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

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

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