A review of solar collectors and thermal energy storage in solar thermal applications
Yuan Tian,Changying Zhao +1 more
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In this article, the authors provide a review of solar collectors and thermal energy storage systems, including both non-concentrating collectors and concentrating collectors, in terms of optical optimisation, heat loss reduction, heat recuperation enhancement and different sun-tracking mechanisms.About:
This article is published in Applied Energy.The article was published on 2013-04-01 and is currently open access. It has received 1370 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Nanofluids in solar collectors & Thermal energy storage.read more
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Improving the thermal efficiency of a solar dryer using phase change materials at different position in the collector
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Transient CFD Analysis of Macro-Encapsulated Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Containers Incorporated within Solar Air Heater
TL;DR: In this article, the phase change material (paraffin wax) incorporated in the airflow pathway of a solar air heater was analyzed using a transient, three-dimensional, pressure-based, Newtonian, viscous-laminar solver with user-defined function aids.
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Recent Advances on Enhanced Thermal Conduction in Phase Change Materials using Carbon Nanomaterials
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TL;DR: In this paper, the effect on thermal properties of various phase change materials (PCMs) enhanced with various mass or volume fractions of different types of carbon nanostructures is discussed.
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A highly stable hydroxylated graphene/ethylene glycol-water nanofluid with excellent extinction property at a low loading for direct absorption solar collectors
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