A review of concentrating solar thermal collectors with and without nanofluids

E Bellos, C Tzivanidis - Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2019 - Springer
Solar concentrating solar thermal collectors are promising technologies for various
applications which demand medium-and high-temperature levels. The objective of this work …

[HTML][HTML] Application of solar thermal collectors for energy consumption in public buildings–An updated technical review

LA Omeiza, M Abid, A Dhanasekaran… - Journal of Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The daily energy demand in public buildings has been on the rise, partly due to the intensive
use of building energy-comfort technologies. Hot water production, space heating and air …

[HTML][HTML] Co-optimisation of the heliostat field and receiver for concentrated solar power plants

S Wang, CA Asselineau, A Fontalvo, Y Wang, W Logie… - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In a concentrated solar power (CSP) tower plant, it is essential to understand the
performance of the subsystem formed by the heliostat field and the receiver, operated with …

A hybrid adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system integrated with equilibrium optimizer algorithm for predicting the energetic performance of solar dish collector

ME Zayed, J Zhao, W Li, AH Elsheikh, M Abd Elaziz - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Solar energy exploitation has a vital role to fulfill sustainability and decrease the usage of
non-renewable energy resources. Solar parabolic dish collector (SPDC) is an effective …

An experimental investigation on thermal and optical analysis of cylindrical and conical cavity copper tube receivers design for solar dish concentrator

A Hassan, C Quanfang, S Abbas, W Lu, L Youming - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The receiver is crucial in converting concentrated solar radiation to thermal energy in a solar
parabolic dish collector. The most popular type of receiver is a cavity receiver, which …

Cavity receivers in solar dish collectors: A geometric overview

A Kasaeian, A Kouravand, MAV Rad, S Maniee… - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Many studies, as numerical and experimental, regarding the applications of solar dish
concentrators have been performed. Most researchers focused on the maximum thermal …

[HTML][HTML] Optical and thermal analysis of different cavity receiver designs for solar dish concentrators

E Bellos, E Bousi, C Tzivanidis, S Pavlovic - Energy Conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cavity receivers are the most usual design in solar dish concentrators in order to achieve
high thermal performance. The objective of this work is the investigation of five different …

Numerical modeling and parametric study of the heat storage process of the 1.05 MW molten salt furnace

X Xue, X Liu, Y Zhu, L Yuan, Y Zhu, K Jin, L Zhang… - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The implementation of thermal storage technology in the steel industry has the potential to
reduce carbon emissions and contribute to a more sustainable future for the planet. Utilizing …

Thermodynamic analysis of a combined cooling, heating and power system based on solar thermal biomass gasification☆

J Wang, C Ma, J Wu - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The objectives of this paper are to propose a novel combined cooling heating and power
(CCHP) system based on solar thermal biomass gasification, and to present thermodynamic …

A novel optical-thermal modeling of a parabolic dish collector with a helically baffled cylindrical cavity receiver

S Soltani, M Bonyadi, VM Avargani - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
In solar energy conversion and utilization in a parabolic dish collector (PDC), the accurate
modeling of the system and also the appropriate selection of adjustable operational …