A review of solar collectors and thermal energy storage in solar thermal applications
Yuan Tian,Changying Zhao +1 more
Reads0
Chats0
TLDR
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
Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Fabrication and Thermal Performance of 3D Copper-Mesh-Sintered Foam/Paraffin Phase Change Materials for Solar Thermal Energy Storage
TL;DR: In this article , a form-stable composite phase change materials (PCM) was designed and fabricated by impregnating organic paraffin within graphite-coated copper foams.
Journal ArticleDOI
Solidification enhancement of phase change materials using nanoparticles and metal foams with nonuniform porosity
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of metal foams with varying porosity and nanoparticles on the solidification process of latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) was numerically investigated.
Journal ArticleDOI
A Case Study to Demonstrate the Value of a System Flush and Clean Prior to Filling a Plant with Virgin Heat Transfer Fluid
TL;DR: This is the second case study in the series asking authors to contribute their practical experiences in the form of real-world case studies to disseminate practical information especially to young engineers who are stepping into the real world.
Journal ArticleDOI
Mapping thermal energy storage technologies with advanced nuclear reactors
TL;DR: In this article , the authors explored the possibility of integrating a wide variety of thermal energy storage (TES) technologies with various categories of advanced NPPs, based on their operating characteristics.
Journal ArticleDOI
Bibliometric Analysis of the Energy Efficiency Research
TL;DR: In this paper , a bibliometric analysis with the help of visualization tools: CiteSpace and VOSviewer is used to understand the research frontiers in the energy efficiency field.
References
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Review on thermal energy storage with phase change materials and applications
TL;DR: The use of a latent heat storage system using phase change materials (PCMs) is an effective way of storing thermal energy and has the advantages of high energy storage density and the isothermal nature of the storage process.
Journal ArticleDOI
Review on thermal energy storage with phase change: materials, heat transfer analysis and applications
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the history of thermal energy storage with solid-liquid phase change has been carried out and three aspects have been the focus of this review: materials, heat transfer and applications.
Journal ArticleDOI
A review on phase change energy storage: materials and applications
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the phase change materials (PCM) and their application in energy storage is presented, where the main advantages of encapsulation are providing large heat transfer area, reduction of the PCMs reactivity towards the outside environment and controlling the changes in volume of the storage materials as phase change occurs.
Journal ArticleDOI
Solar thermal collectors and applications
TL;DR: A survey of the various types of solar thermal collectors and applications is presented in this paper, where an analysis of the environmental problems related to the use of conventional sources of energy is presented and the benefits offered by renewable energy systems are outlined.
Book
The physics of solar cells
TL;DR: In this article, the p-n junction Monocrystalline solar cells and thin film solar cells managing light over the limit: Strategies for Higher Efficiency are discussed. And the basic principles of PV Electrons and Holes in Semiconductors Generation and Recombination Junctions Analysis of the P-n Junction Mon-Cylindrical Solar Cells