Potential evaluation of hybrid nanofluids for solar thermal energy harvesting: A review of recent advances

G Hu, X Ning, M Hussain, U Sajjad, M Sultan… - Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Solar energy is assumed to provide an everlasting solution to the modern energy crisis since
it is the most abundant source of renewable energy and solar energy harvesting systems do …

Thermodynamic and economic analysis of performance evaluation of all the thermal power plants: A review

MH Ahmadi, M Alhuyi Nazari… - Energy science & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Surging in energy demand makes it necessary to improve performance of plant equipment
and optimize operation of thermal power plants. Inasmuch as thermal power plants depend …

Low-cost bilayered structure for improving the performance of solar stills: Performance/cost analysis and water yield prediction using machine learning

AH Elsheikh, S Shanmugan, R Sathyamurthy… - Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper aims to enhance the performance of conventional solar still (CSS) using a low
cost heat localization bilayered structure (HLBS). The HLBS consists of a bottom supporting …

Phase change materials based thermal energy storage for solar energy systems

HM Ali - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
This manuscript discusses one of the proposed methods for storing solar energy.
Applications of PCMs, mono and binary nanofluids and molten salts as storage materials in …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental case studies of the effect of Al2O3 and MWCNTs nanoparticles on heating and cooling of PCM

M Aqib, A Hussain, HM Ali, A Naseer, F Jamil - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2020 - Elsevier
Thermal storage materials considering phase-changing materials (PCM) have attracted
many researchers for thermal management of energy crises due to better temperature range …

Energetic valorisation of olive biomass: Olive-tree pruning, olive stones and pomaces

JF García Martín, M Cuevas, CH Feng… - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Olive oil industry is one of the most important industries in the world. Currently, the land
devoted to olive-tree cultivation around the world is ca. 11× 106 ha, which produces more …

Total and sustainable valorisation of olive pomace using a fractionation approach

TB Ribeiro, AL Oliveira, C Costa, J Nunes, AA Vicente… - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Olive pomace management represents a great concern to the olive oil industry. This work
focused on the development of a “zero waste” strategy for olive pomace based on a …

[HTML][HTML] Energy life cycle cost analysis of various solar water heating systems under Middle East and North Africa region

MAB Taher, Z Benseddik, A Afass, S Smouh… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Middle East and North Africa region's abundant solar and wind resources provide a
valuable opportunity to diversify energy production and offer a high potential for renewable …

[HTML][HTML] An experimental investigation of performance of a double pass solar air heater with foam aluminum thermal storage medium

W Baig, HM Ali - Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
The enactment of a double pass solar air heater was experimentally probed using four
different formations. The scope of present study encompasses the use of Thermal Storage …

Decentralized state estimation of combined heat and power systems using the asynchronous alternating direction method of multipliers

T Zhang, Z Li, QH Wu, X Zhou - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
State estimation is a statistical method used to obtain accurate estimates of system operating
states. It has been used to provide essential operating data for analysis, control and …