Numerical analysis and optimization of a novel photovoltaic thermal solar unit improved by Nano-PCM as an energy storage media and finned collector

H Shakibi, A Shokri, B Sobhani, M Yari - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2023 - Elsevier
An increment in temperature will deteriorate the efficiency of photovoltaic systems
dramatically. The application of a cooling mechanism can reduce the operating temperature …

A review of the enhancement of solar thermal collectors using nanofluids and turbulators

A Aissa, NAA Qasem, A Mourad, H Laidoudi… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Effect of twisted fins on the melting performance of PCM in a latent heat thermal energy storage system in vertical and horizontal orientations: Energy and exergy …

J Li, ZR Abdulghani, MN Alghamdi, K Sharma… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar energy and other renewable energy resources are of great importance to solve the
energy crisis in the 21th century. In this regard, the energy storage systems play a vital role …

Effectiveness of nonuniform heat generation (sink) and thermal characterization of a carreau fluid flowing across a nonlinear elongating cylinder: A numerical study

SM Hussain, BS Goud, P Madheshwaran… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
During thermal radiation treatments, heat therapies, and examination procedures like scans
and X-rays, the cylindrical blood vessels may get stretched; meanwhile, the blood flow …

Energy and exergy evaluation of a baffled-nanofluid-based photovoltaic thermal system (PVT)

M Ahmadinejad, R Moosavi - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, a differently baffled-nanofluid-based photovoltaic thermal module is proposed
and numerically evaluated from both an energy and an exergy perspective. To obtain the …

Simulation based on Galerkin method for solidification of water through energy storage enclosure

Y Qin - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022 - Elsevier
In this investigation, to expedite the phenomena of converting water to ice, nano-powders of
Al 2 O 3 with various sizes were utilized. For simulation, Galerkin method with involve of …

Modeling for freezing of PCM enhanced with nano-powders within a duct

YA Rothan - The European Physical Journal Plus, 2022 - epjplus.epj.org
Addition of CuO powders in nano-sized with various shapes through pure PCM through the
space among triangular and sinusoidal containers was analyzed in current study. The …

Modeling for solidification of paraffin equipped with nanoparticles utilizing fins

X Liu, YP Xu, H Ayed, YA Rothan, MM Selim - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022 - Elsevier
Freezing process of paraffin within a system with fins was simulated in this paper. The kind
of PCM is RT28 and CuO nano-powders are added to enhance the conductivity. Three …

On Powell-Eyring hybridity nanofluidic flow based Carboxy-Methyl-Cellulose (CMC) with solar thermal radiation: A quadratic regression estimation

N Islam, AA Pasha, W Jamshed, RW Ibrahim… - … Communications in Heat …, 2022 - Elsevier
Examining the thorough double-hybrid nanofluid mode Yamada-Ota and Xue provide a
detailed description of the Powell-Eyring fluid model (PEFM) with the grouping of the base …

Effect of fins and nanoparticles in the discharge performance of PCM thermal storage system with a multi pass finned tube heat exchange

J Pássaro, A Rebola, L Coelho, J Conde… - Applied Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work studies the heat exchange process of a latent heat thermal energy storage
(LHTES) system equipped with a compact finned tubes heat exchanger (HE) as this is one of …