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Energy and exergy analysis of a photovoltaic thermal (PVT) system used in solar dryer: A numerical and experimental investigation

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In this paper, a vertical hybrid PVT solar dryer has been developed and analyzed by utilizing numerical and experimental approaches, and the obtained experimental findings showed that thermal efficiency values of the finless and finned vertical PVT collectors were in the ranges of 47.46-54.86% and 50.25-58.16%, respectively.
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This article is published in Renewable Energy.The article was published on 2021-12-01. It has received 81 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Solar dryer & Heat transfer.

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Energy and exergy analysis of a vertical solar air heater with nano-enhanced absorber coating and perforated baffles

TL;DR: In this paper , the effect of applying nano-enhanced absorber coating on the energetic and exergetic performance of an unglazed vertical solar air heating system has been analyzed numerically and experimentally.
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Energy and exergy analysis of a hybrid photovoltaic/thermal-air collector modified with nano-enhanced latent heat thermal energy storage unit

TL;DR: In this article , three different PVT-air collectors have been designed, manufactured and experimentally analyzed including conventional (PVT), with paraffin-based thermal energy storage unit (TES) and with nano-enhanced Paraffinbased Thermal Energy Storing Unit (PTES) with copper oxide nanoparticles (1 wt%) to upgrade the thermal conductivity of the phase change material.
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Energy and exergy analysis of a hybrid photovoltaic/thermal-air collector modified with nano-enhanced latent heat thermal energy storage unit

TL;DR: In this article, three different PVT-air collectors have been designed, manufactured and experimentally analyzed including conventional (PVT), with paraffin-based thermal energy storage unit (TES) and with nano-enhanced Paraffinbased Thermal Energy Storing Unit (PTES) with copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles.
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Sustainability and 4E analysis of novel solar photovoltaic-thermal solar dryer under forced and natural convection drying

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors presented the drying of star fruit in a novel photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) solar dryer to analyze the sustainability indicators based on the energy and exergy performance with the environmental and economic evaluation (4E) under forced convection and natural convection drying (NCD).
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Experimental and numerical analysis of a grooved hybrid photovoltaic-thermal solar drying system

TL;DR: In this paper , a sustainable solar drying system that contains a modified PVT-air collector has been designed, numerically analyzed, manufactured and tested, and the experimental findings illustrated that the average thermal efficiency and overall exergy efficiency of the PVT collector varied between 61.32-77.17%.
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