Nanofluids are viewed as an effective way to increase the efficiency of solar energy systems.
Their importance is illustrated by enhancing the thermal conductivity of heat transfer fluids …

With the development of solar energy utilization and nanotechnology, nanofluid heat
collection has attracted significant attention. The solar plasmonic nanofluids with significant …

In the last decade, direct absorption solar collector has shown tremendous potential in
improving the efficiency of solar water heaters by incorporating nanoparticles. Moreover …

Energy depletion has become an unavoidable problem with deepening of industrialization
and population explosion. Solar energy has been widely used because it is regarded as the …

Solar energy is expected to play an important role in the decarbonization of the energy and
industrial sectors. Low and medium temperature (< 400° C) solar thermal collectors have …

It has been reported that plasma nanofluids are beneficial to improve the performance of a
direct absorption solar collector (DASC). For this purpose, the solar absorption of gold …

Due to the unique geometric effects and excellent thermophysical properties, nanoparticles
(NPs) have attracted significant attention in recent years. Compared to composite NPs, the …

Latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) technology is considered as an effective way to
solve the mismatch between energy supply and demand, while improving the heat transfer …

Few studies focus on the stability and the optical characteristics optimization of the nanofluid
filters for photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) systems. In this work, a propylene glycol (PG) based …

Minimizing optical losses during light focusing and preparing an appropriate nanofluid for
spectral splitting is crucial for the performance of a concentrated photovoltaic thermal …