Enhancing the performance of a linear Fresnel reflector using nanofluids and internal finned absorber

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

Thermoeconomic and environmental analysis of solar flat plate and evacuated tube collectors in cold climatic conditions

(2018) Tahmineh Sokhansefat et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

A detailed exergetic analysis of parabolic trough collectors

(2017) Evangelos Bellos 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

The impact of internal longitudinal fins in parabolic trough collectors operating with gases

(2017) Evangelos Bellos 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

Optical performance and instantaneous efficiency calculation of linear Fresnel solar collectors

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

New adaptive method to optimize the secondary reflector of linear Fresnel collectors

(2017) Guangdong Zhu   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

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

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

(2016) R. Loni et al.   ENERGY

Thermodynamic analysis of an organic rankine cycle using a tubular solar cavity receiver

(2016) R. Loni 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

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

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

A comprehensive model for optical and thermal characterization of a linear Fresnel solar reflector with a trapezoidal cavity receiver

(2016) Yu Qiu et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

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

(2016) S. Benyakhlef et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Optimization of the geometry of Fresnel linear collectors

(2016) Paola Boito et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

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

(2016) Diogo Canavarro et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Design, simulation and optimization of a solar dish collector with spiral-coil thermal absorber

(2016) Sasa Pavlovic et al.   Thermal Science

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

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

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

A novel parabolic trough solar collector model – Validation with experimental data and comparison to Engineering Equation Solver (EES)

(2015) Omar Behar et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

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

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

Effects of shading and blocking in linear Fresnel reflector field

(2015) Vashi Sharma 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

Entropy generation during Al 2 O 3 /water nanofluid flow in a solar collector: Effects of tube roughness, nanoparticle size, and different thermophysical models

(2014) Omid Mahian et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Estimation of convective and radiative heat losses from an inverted trapezoidal cavity receiver of solar linear Fresnel reflector system

(2014) K.S. Reddy et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCES

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

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

Simultaneous Multiple Surface method for Linear Fresnel concentrators with tubular receiver

(2014) Diogo Canavarro et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

History, current state, and future of linear Fresnel concentrating solar collectors

(2013) Guangdong Zhu et al.   SOLAR 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

Enhancing heat transfer in air tubular absorbers for concentrated solar thermal applications

(2012) Yen Chean Soo Too et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

Steady state hydrothermal analysis of the absorber tubes used in Linear Fresnel Reflector solar thermal system

(2012) Sudhansu S. Sahoo et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

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

A technical note on application of internally finned tubes in solar parabolic trough absorber pipes

(2011) Javier Muñoz et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Numerical simulation of a trapezoidal cavity receiver for a linear Fresnel solar collector concentrator

(2010) Jorge Facão et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

An experimental study on the heat transfer performance and pressure drop of TiO2-water nanofluids flowing under a turbulent flow regime

(2009) Weerapun Duangthongsuk et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER