Solar thermal energy is extensively used in industrial and domestic applications like solar
drying operation, space heating, water heating, desalting of water, etc. A solar collector is …

Glycerol, which bears green, low-cost, and good miscibility features, provides a variety of
solvent portfolios to satisfy the complex market demands. Owing to its abundant feedstock …

In this paper, the performance of a solar still equipped with a heat exchanger using
nanofluids has been studied both experimentally and theoretically through three key …

Providing sufficient potable water using solar energy is a promising method; however,
existence of legionella bacteria, causing pneumonia is prevalent in the solar systems …

In this paper, the improvement of the thermal characteristics of an evacuated tube solar
collector for different volumetric flow rates of the fluid (10, 30 and 50 L/h) was experimentally …

Chloride molten salt is the most promising thermal energy storage materials for the next
generation concentrated solar power (CSP) plants. In this work, to enhance the thermal …

In this study, a recoverable nanofluid was prepared with brine water in an attempt to
enhance the performance of solar stills. Herein, the recoverable multiwalled carbon …

In solar power generation, not only does the heat transfer significantly affect the energy
conversion efficiency, but it also determines the stability and durability of the optoelectronic …

Concentrating solar power (CSP) systems have gained considerable eminence in
converting solar thermal energy into electrical power in recent years. According to the US …

Molten salts are attractive candidate materials used for effective thermal energy transfer and
storage, which can be applied in the concentrating solar power (CSP) system at high …