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Performance evaluation of a solar still using hybrid nanofluid glass cooling-CFD simulation and environmental analysis

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In this paper, a double-slope solar still using a hybrid nanofluid (Al2O3-TiO2) at a concentration of 0.4% was evaluated.
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This article is published in Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments.The article was published on 2022-02-01 and is currently open access. It has received 20 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Nanofluid & Computational fluid dynamics.

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Application of nanofluid in solar energy harvesting devices: A comprehensive review

TL;DR: In this paper , the role of nanofluids in various solar-powered desalination systems, including parabolic trough solar collectors, flat plate solar collectors and direct absorption solar collectors was investigated.
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Thermal analysis characterisation of solar-powered ship using Oldroyd hybrid nanofluids in parabolic trough solar collector: An optimal thermal application

TL;DR: In this article, a mathematical modeling of hybrid nanofluid flow and heat transfer with entropy generation toward parabolic trough surface collector (PTSC) inside the solar-powered ship (SPS) is performed.
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Investigation on the Impact of Different Absorber Materials in Solar Still Using CFD Simulation—Economic and Environmental Analysis

TL;DR: In this paper , the effect of different absorber materials on the performance of a single-slope solar desalination unit employing computational fluid dynamics (CFD) numerical simulation via COMSOL® Multiphysics software was investigated.
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The Viscosity of Concentrated Suspensions and Solutions

TL;DR: In this paper, an expression for the viscosity of solutions and suspensions of finite concentration is derived by considering the effect of the addition of one solute-molecule to an existing solution, which is considered as a continuous medium.
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Exergy of undiluted thermal radiation

Richard Petela
- 01 Jun 2003 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the existing formulae for calculation of the thermal radiation exergy, and some clarifications of terms used with interpretative comments are given with interpretive comments.
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Simulation of MHD CuO–water nanofluid flow and convective heat transfer considering Lorentz forces

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of Brownian motion on the effective thermal conductivity and viscosity of nanofluid is investigated using Lattice Boltzmann method to solve the governing equations.
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Performance of solar still with a concave wick evaporation surface

TL;DR: In this paper, a concave wick surface was used for evaporation, whereas four sides of a pyramid shaped still were used for condensation, and a jute wick increased the amount of absorbed solar radiation and enhanced the surface area.
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Nanofluids effects on the evaporation rate in a solar still equipped with a heat exchanger

TL;DR: 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 parameters, i.e., freshwater yield, energy efficiency and exergy efficiency.
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