[HTML][HTML] Energy storage on demand: Thermal energy storage development, materials, design, and integration challenges

G Sadeghi - Energy Storage Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate change along with our insatiable need for energy demand a paradigm shift towards
more rational and sustainable use of energy. To drive this transition, the deployment of …

Progress of experimental studies on compact integrated solar collector-storage retrofits adopting phase change materials

G Sadeghi, M Mehrali, M Shahi, G Brem, A Mahmoudi - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The unpredictability of heat demand–supply is one of the major challenges in our future
sustainable energy system. Thus, coming up with new methods of heat storage for operating …

Retrofitting a thermoelectric-based solar still integrated with an evacuated tube collector utilizing an antibacterial-magnetic hybrid nanofluid

G Sadeghi, S Nazari - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
Providing sufficient potable water using solar energy is a promising method; however,
existence of legionella bacteria, causing pneumonia is prevalent in the solar systems …

Low-cost solar concentrating collector-receiver system as an effective enabler for clean cooking and heating in urban areas

AA Sagade, A Mawire, R Palma-Behnke, NA Sagade - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The present work reports a dual-purpose solar concentrating cooker's design and thermal
performance. The uniqueness of the proposed system is the simultaneous dual-mode …

Thermal characteristics of evacuated tube solar collectors with coil inside: an experimental study and evolutionary algorithms

G Sadeghi, M Najafzadeh, M Ameri - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, the thermal characteristics of an evacuated tube solar collector for different
volumetric flow rates of the fluid (10, 30 and 50 l/h) was experimentally improved by using …

Performance evaluation of single stand and hybrid solar water heaters: a comprehensive review

Z Rahimi-Ahar, M Khiadani, L Rahimi Ahar… - Clean Technologies and …, 2023 - Springer
In this review, flat plate and concentrate-type solar collectors, integrated collector–storage
systems, and solar water heaters combined with photovoltaic–thermal modules, solar …

[HTML][HTML] Empirical data-driven multi-layer perceptron and radial basis function techniques in predicting the performance of nanofluid-based modified tubular solar …

G Sadeghi, AL Pisello, S Nazari, M Jowzi… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the present study, the modified evacuated tube solar collector (METSC) with a bypass
pipe utilizing copper oxide/distilled water (Cu 2 O/DW) nanofluid is experimented. Then, the …

Coupled optical and thermal analyses of a new type of solar water heaters using parabolic trough reflectors

VM Avargani, A Rahimi, M Divband - Sustainable Energy Technologies and …, 2020 - Elsevier
A new type of solar water heating system using an array of parabolic trough collectors
(PTCs) was investigated. A coupled simulation technique was used to solve the complex …

Experimental study on cylindrical and flat plate solar collectors' thermal efficiency comparison

M Ahmadlouydarab, TD Anari, A Akbarzadeh - Renewable energy, 2022 - Elsevier
This research examines the energy absorption efficiency of a cylindrical solar collector
(CSC), and two flat plate solar collectors (FPSC). One of the FPSCs has larger plate area but …

Performance evaluation of a solar water heating system with glass-covered parabolic trough concentrators, under different system tracking modes

V Madadi Avargani, M Divband - Journal of Thermal Analysis and …, 2022 - Springer
The thermal performance of a new type of solar water heater system consists of an array of
parabolic trough collectors was studied. In CFD simulation of the system, a practical …