Photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) collectors can be applied in order to concurrently generation of electrical and thermal energy. In the present study, a vertical hybrid PVT solar dryer has …
Photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) systems are sustainable applications that allows to produce thermal and electrical energies simultaneously. In this work, a sustainable solar drying …
In this work, the effect of applying nano-enhanced absorber coating on the energetic and exergetic performance of an unglazed vertical solar air heating system has been analyzed …
Dried foods, especially fruits, have become a requirement of many fields in most societies not limited only to developing countries that often preserve food for periods of drought …
Peltier cooling systems are generally small, portable and simple in operating principle compared to conventional vapor compression cooling systems. For these reasons, Peltier …
Developing a sustainable photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) solar drying system is essential to maintain zero carbon emission in the drying process. This work represents the drying of star …
Parabolic trough solar collectors (PTSCs) are generally utilized to reach high temperatures in solar-thermal applications. The current work investigates entropy production analysis and …
In this survey, impact of combined utilization of copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles both in thermal energy storage unit and absorber coating (matt black paint) on the performance of a …
In this paper, a concentrated photovoltaic-thermal solar dryer (CPV/TSD) using nano- enhanced PCM (Al 2 O 3-Paraffin wax) is experimentally studied. A comprehensive …