A review on recent advancements in performance enhancement techniques for low-temperature solar collectors

S Gorjian, H Ebadi, F Calise, A Shukla… - Energy Conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Solar energy as a plentiful and environment-friendly source of energy has an acceptable
potential in nearly most of the regions around the world. Thermal technologies are …

A review on the recent research progress in the compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) for solar energy applications

M Tian, Y Su, H Zheng, G Pei, G Li, S Riffat - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2018 - Elsevier
Compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) has been gaining ever-increasing attention from
academic researchers and industrial developers owing to its stationary feature for solar …

Enhancement the productivity of drum solar still utilizing parabolic solar concentrator, phase change material and nanoparticles' coating

UF Alqsair, AS Abdullah, ZM Omara - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022 - Elsevier
This study aims to improve fresh water productivity from seawater or brackish water utilizing
renewable energies by a solar desalination system, so an experimental study conducted to …

Techno-economic study of compound parabolic collector in solar water heating system in the northern hemisphere

HA Gilani, S Hoseinzadeh - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The auxiliary requirement of a solar water heating system is an index of the end-user's cost
and, thus, the feasibility of the system. Within this study several locations worldwide with …

The effect of receiver geometry on the optical performance of a small-scale solar cavity receiver for parabolic dish applications

AM Daabo, S Mahmoud, RK Al-Dadah - Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) can be used as an efficient low cost energy
conversion system to produce different types of energy, such as electricity, through the use …

The optical efficiency of three different geometries of a small scale cavity receiver for concentrated solar applications

AM Daabo, S Mahmoud, RK Al-Dadah - Applied energy, 2016 - Elsevier
The demand for energy is continually increasing day after day; but at the same time,
investigations around the world into sustainable sources of power are growing in number …

Enhancing tubular solar still productivity using composite aluminum/copper/sand sensible energy storage tubes

M Elashmawy, MMZ Ahmed - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2021 - Elsevier
Water scarcity is a big challenge especially for developing countries and desert areas like
Saudi Arabia. Using solar energy for freshwater production is the way forward for future …

Effect of surface cooling and tube thickness on the performance of a high temperature standalone tubular solar still

M Elashmawy - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
The present study describes the effect of the surface cooling and thickness on the
performance of the high temperature standalone tubular solar still (HTS-TSS). TSS is …

Design and development of compound parabolic concentrating for photovoltaic solar collector

AH Jaaz, HA Hasan, K Sopian, MHBH Ruslan… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Despite about five decades of development, commercial solar energy has not yet unable to
penetrate the electric and gas options. For this particular reason, designing compound …

Optical modelling and performance analysis of a solar LFR receiver system with parabolic and involute secondary reflectors

S Balaji, KS Reddy, T Sundararajan - Applied Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
In this paper, a pilot scale solar Linear Fresnel Reflector of 154 m 2 is designed and optically
analyzed with two different profiles for the secondary concentrator. Compounded profiles of …