Surrogate modeling of heat transfers of nanofluids in absorbent tubes with fins based on deep convolutional neural network

Y Hua, CH Yu, Q Zhao, MG Li, WT Wu, P Wu - International Journal of Heat …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, we propose and investigate a deep convolutional neural network-based
surrogate model for fast prediction of heat transfer of nanofluid in absorbent tubes with fins …

The effect of using multichannel twisted tape and nanofluid on the absorber tube's heat transfer and the efficiency of a linear parabolic solar collector

J Mustafa, S Alqaed, M Sharifpur, S Husain - … Energy Technologies and …, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the most important tools for using solar energy is parabolic solar collectors (SCs). To
improve the performance of these collectors, creating rotation in the fluid flow by placing …

Energy, exergy and economic analyses for the selection of working fluid and metal oxide nanofluids in a parabolic trough collector

MA Ehyaei, A Ahmadi, MEH Assad, AA Hachicha… - Solar Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, energy, exergy and economic analyses of a parabolic trough solar collector
(PTC) are carried out in Tehran (Capital of Iran). Two basefluids (water and thermal oil VP-1) …

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

M Abubakr, H Amein, BM Akoush, MM El-Bakry… - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Enhancing the thermal efficiency of parabolic trough collectors (PTCs) is essential for
establishing CSP as a sustainable technology. This study proposes a simple procedure for …

Multi-objective optimization of a solar-driven polygeneration system based on CO2 working fluid

N Georgousis, P Lykas, E Bellos… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The object of this study is the investigation of polygeneration plants utilizing solar energy in
order to produce power products on the scale of a few MW. Parabolic trough collectors are …

[HTML][HTML] A data-driven physics-informed neural network for predicting the viscosity of nanofluids

I Chiniforooshan Esfahani - AIP Advances, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Nanofluids have been applied in various fields, such as solar collectors, petroleum
engineering, and chemical engineering, due to their superior properties compared to …

Energy, exergy, economic and environmental evaluations of a finned absorber tube parabolic trough collector utilizing hybrid and mono nanofluids and comparison

F Vahidinia, H Khorasanizadeh, A Aghaei - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Parabolic trough collectors (PTCs) are an important part of solar thermal power plants. Past
studies have shown that the dispersion of MWCNT or Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles in the working …

[HTML][HTML] A brief review and comparative evaluation of nanofluid application in solar parabolic trough and flat plate collectors

O Bamisile, D Cai, H Adun, M Adedeji, M Dagbasi… - Energy Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
The mixture of nanoparticles with base fluid for heat transfer fluid's performance
enhancement has received wide research attention recently. These nanofluids have been …

A review on exergy analysis of solar parabolic collectors

A Kumar, M Sharma, P Thakur, VK Thakur… - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Exergy analysis is very helpful for reducing irreversibility and rising the efficiency of solar
collectors. The major objective of the present study is to organize a review on exergy …

Multiple cylindrical inserts for parabolic trough solar collector

E Bellos, I Daniil, C Tzivanidis - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
The use of insert flow is a promising technique for increasing the performance of parabolic
trough solar collectors. The objective of this work is to investigate the use of multiple …