A review on air heating applications with evacuated tubes: A focus on series and parallel tube configurations

A Elbrashy, Y Boutera, MM Abdel-Aziz, S Dafea, M Arıcı - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Evacuated tube solar collectors (ETSCs) have gained great interest among researchers in
solar energy applications. The reasons behind that are their high thermal efficiency, wide …

[HTML][HTML] Optimizing IC engine efficiency: a comprehensive review on biodiesel, nanofluid, and the role of artificial intelligence and machine learning

MEM Soudagar, S Shelare, D Marghade… - Energy Conversion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Transportation and power generation have historically relied upon Internal Combustion
Engines (ICEs). However, because of environmental impact and inefficiency, considerable …

Sustainable hydrogen production by integrating solar PV electrolyser and solar evacuated tube collector with hybrid nanoparticles enhanced PCM

T Sathish - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The investigation is motivated to analyze the influence of Phase change material (PCM),
nano PCMs, and hybrid Nano PCM in sustainable hydrogen production systems. An …

Application of carbon-based nanomaterials in solar-thermal systems: An updated review

AD Tuncer, Y Badali, A Khanlari - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Increasing the world population makes it necessary to look for alternative and sustainable
energy resources to meet the rising energy demand. In recent years, the utilization of …

Solar thermal, photovoltaic, photovoltaic thermal, and photovoltaic thermal phase change material systems: A comprehensive reference guide

Y El Alami, B Zohal, R Nasrin, M Benhmida… - … Communications in Heat …, 2024 - Elsevier
The rapid depletion of traditional energy resources and the resulting environmental
degradation mean that renewable energies are emerging as the undisputed future. Among …

Thermal performance of two evacuated tube solar collectors with flat heat pipes

D Zhang, Y Diao, Z Wang, Y Pan, M Sun… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
To promote the transition to clean heating methods in rural areas and improve solar energy
utilization efficiency, two new types of solar water collectors with evacuated tubes, namely …

Thermodynamic investigation of a direct-expansion solar assisted heat pump with evacuated tube collector-evaporator

X Yu, Z Guo, Z Gao, B Yang, X Ma, S Dong - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Direct-expansion solar-assisted heat pump (DX-SAHP) system has proven to be an effective
energy-saving application. In view of the low output temperature and large radiant heat loss …

[HTML][HTML] Performance enhancement of evacuated U-tube solar collector integrated with phase change material

S Said, S Mellouli, T Alqahtani, S Algarni, R Ajjel… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this research, a numerical simulation was undertaken to assess the effectiveness of an
Evacuated tube solar collector (ETSC). The study explored the efficacy of merging a …

Review on the progress of solar water heaters and their future perspectives

IR Nanda, NA Pambudi, M Aziz - Energy Technology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A solar water heater (SWH) converts solar radiation into thermal energy for various
purposes, and its technology has experienced numerous developments. Many studies have …

A comparative thermal performance assessment of various solar collectors for domestic water heating

AR Kalair, M Seyedmahmoudian… - International Journal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Growing population, depleting fossil fuels, economic expansions, and energy intensive life
style demand are resulting in higher energy prices. We use energy as of heat and electricity …