Different ways to improve parabolic trough solar collectors' performance over the last four decades and their applications: A comprehensive review

W Ajbar, A Parrales, A Huicochea… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents an extensive review of experimental, numerical, and numerical-
experimental studies focused on compiling different aspects that lead to improved PTSC …

Thermal improvement of linear Fresnel solar system utilizing Al2O3-water nanofluid and multi-way twisted tape

M Sheikholeslami, Z Ebrahimpour - International Journal of Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
To enhance the thermal treatment of Linear Fresnel Reflector (LFR) unit, multi-way twisted
tape (MWTT) was applied in current research. Twelve mirrors and one tube with trapezoidal …

Best practices and recent advances in hydronic radiant cooling systems–Part II: Simulation, control, and integration

MA Hassan, O Abdelaziz - Energy and Buildings, 2020 - Elsevier
There is an ever-increasing interest in radiant cooling systems (RCSs) due to their energy-
saving potential and improved indoor thermal environment in modern buildings. In this part …

Ultra-short-term exogenous forecasting of photovoltaic power production using genetically optimized non-linear auto-regressive recurrent neural networks

MA Hassan, N Bailek, K Bouchouicha, SC Nwokolo - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Accurate and credible ultra-short-term photovoltaic (PV) power production prediction is very
important in short-term resource planning, electric power dispatching, and operational …

[HTML][HTML] Techno-economic feasibility of hybrid PV/wind/battery/thermal storage trigeneration system: Toward 100% energy independency and green hydrogen …

L Al-Ghussain, AD Ahmad, AM Abubaker, K Hovi… - Energy Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
With the clear adverse impacts of fossil fuel-based energy systems on the climate and
environment, ever-growing interest and rapid developments are taking place toward full or …

Thermo-hydraulic performance of nanofluids flow in various internally corrugated tubes

A Kaood, MA Hassan - Chemical Engineering and Processing-Process …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study examines the impact of corrugation configuration on the thermal, hydraulic, and
overall energy performances of nanofluid flows in corrugated tubes. Different fluids (distilled …

Investigation of the entropy production rate of ferrosoferric oxide/water nanofluid in outward corrugated pipes using a two-phase mixture model

OG Fadodun, A Kaood, MA Hassan - International Journal of Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigates the turbulent entropy production rate of ferrosoferric oxide/water (Fe
3 O 4/H 2 O) nanofluid flowing through outward corrugated pipes of different profiles …

Performance analysis and particle swarm optimization of molten salt-based nanofluids in parabolic trough concentrators

A Kaood, M Abubakr, O Al-Oran, MA Hassan - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Molten salts are typically used as energy storage media in concentrating solar power
systems for their lower costs and environmental impact. This study aims to map and optimize …

Experimental investigation of stability, optical property and thermal conductivity of water based MWCNT-Al2O3-ZnO mono, binary and ternary nanofluid

MV Bindu, GMJ Herbert - Synthetic Metals, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present work, the stability, optical property and thermal conductivity of water based
mono, binary and ternary nanofluid using MWCNT, Al 2 O 3 and ZnO nanoparticle were …

Performance evaluation of various nanofluids for parabolic trough collectors

D do Carmo Zidan, CB Maia, MR Safaei - Sustainable Energy Technologies …, 2022 - Elsevier
Parabolic trough collectors (PTC) are capable of producing large amounts of energy using
solar energy as a primary energy source. However, with the reduction of photovoltaic …