Recent advances on nanofluids for low to medium temperature solar collectors: energy, exergy, economic analysis and environmental impact

Z Said, AA Hachicha, S Aberoumand… - Progress in Energy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The efficient exploitation of solar irradiation is one of the most encouraging ways of handling
numerous environmental concerns. Solar collectors are suitable devices that capture solar …

Numerical study of convective heat transfer of nanofluids: a review

SM Vanaki, P Ganesan, HA Mohammed - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2016 - Elsevier
The recent development of nanotechnology led to the concept of using suspended
nanoparticles in heat transfer fluids to improve the heat transfer coefficient of the base fluids …

Galerkin finite element solution for electromagnetic radiative impact on viscid Williamson two-phase nanofluid flow via extendable surface

SM Hussain, W Jamshed, AA Pasha, M Adil… - … Communications in Heat …, 2022 - Elsevier
Williamson nanofluids (WNF) thermal and flow characteristics were explored in this study
using Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD), porous medium, viscous dissipation, thermal …

Nanoparticles migration due to thermophoresis and Brownian motion and its impact on Ag-MgO/Water hybrid nanofluid natural convection

S Goudarzi, M Shekaramiz, A Omidvar, E Golab… - Powder Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study aims to investigate the impact of nanoparticle migration due to Brownian
motion and thermophoresis on Ag-MgO/Water hybrid nanofluid natural convection. An …

Simulation of mixed-convection of water and nano-encapsulated phase change material inside a square cavity with a rotating hot cylinder

AN Sadr, M Shekaramiz, M Zarinfar, A Esmaily… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nano-encapsulated PCM consists of a solid shell and a phase change material (PCM) in the
core that improves the thermal properties of base fluids. The heat capacity of the nanofluid …

Natural convective boundary-layer flow of a nanofluid past a vertical plate: A revised model

AV Kuznetsov, DA Nield - International journal of thermal sciences, 2014 - Elsevier
The problem of natural convective boundary-layer flow of a nanofluid past a vertical plate is
revisited. The model, which includes the effects of Brownian motion and thermophoresis, is …

Thermal, thermodynamic and exergoeconomic investigation of a parabolic trough collector utilizing nanofluids

B Vahedi, E Golab, AN Sadr, K Vafai - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The exploitation of solar energy facilitates the renewable energy paradigm. In this regard,
parabolic trough collectors (PTC) are considered as a useful set-up to absorb solar energy …

On the natural convection of nanofluids in diverse shapes of enclosures: an exhaustive review

MS Sadeghi, N Anadalibkhah, R Ghasemiasl… - Journal of Thermal …, 2020 - Springer
The ultimate goal of the present review paper is to summarize and discuss the findings of the
most recently published literature on natural convection of nanofluids in various enclosures …

MHD nanofluid free convection inside the wavy triangular cavity considering periodic temperature boundary condition and velocity slip mechanisms

M Shekaramiz, S Fathi, HA Ataabadi… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recent studies have shown that the two-phase modeling of nanofluid in natural convection
is more compatible with the experimental results. This numerical study is applied to …

Brownian motion and thermophoresis effects on slip flow of alumina/water nanofluid inside a circular microchannel in the presence of a magnetic field

A Malvandi, DD Ganji - International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2014 - Elsevier
The current study is a theoretical investigation of the laminar flow and convective heat
transfer of alumina/water nanofluid inside a circular microchannel in the presence of a …