Technical and economic feasibility of solar flat-plate collector thermal energy systems for small and medium manufacturers
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In this paper, a simplified model is proposed to assess the cost of solar flat-plate collector energy systems and what-if scenarios are presented for several geographic locations of varying climates.About:
This article is published in Applied Energy.The article was published on 2019-11-15 and is currently open access. It has received 41 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Thermal energy & Energy consumption.read more
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Calculation of monthly average insolation on tilted surfaces
TL;DR: A simple method of estimating the average daily radiation for each calendar month on surfaces facing directly towards the equator has been presented by Liu and Jordan as discussed by the authors, verified with experimental measurements and extended to allow calculation of monthly average radiation on surfaces of a wide range of orientations.
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A review on recent development of thermal performance enhancement methods of flat plate solar water heater
TL;DR: In this article, a review of the recent developments in the thermo-economic performance of solar water heating systems regarding the design, modification of thermo physical properties of heat transfer fluids, integrated thermal energy storage and hybrid systems of flat plate solar collectors (FPSC) is presented.
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Numerical analysis of photothermal conversion performance of MXene nanofluid in direct absorption solar collectors
TL;DR: In this paper, a newly direct absorption solar collector (DASC) based on MXene nanofluid is proposed, and a three-dimensional steady-state numerical model is developed to investigate the synergistic effect of the optical properties of MXene and the structural parameters of the DASC.
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Experimental and numerical analysis of an efficiently optimized evacuated flat plate solar collector under medium temperature
Datong Gao,Guangtao Gao,Jingyu Cao,Shuai Zhong,Xiao Ren,Yousef N. Dabwan,Mao-Bin Hu,Dongsheng Jiao,Trevor Hocksun Kwan,Gang Pei +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, a medium-scale (50.96 m2) solar thermal system based on an efficiently optimized evacuated flat plate solar collector structure is designed, and a four months long real-time experiment under the natural environment is conducted for medium solar thermal applications in a region with four distinct seasons.
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Concentrating brine for lithium recovery using GO composite pervaporation membranes
TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated the enrichment of lithium from salt lake brine using graphene oxide (GO) composite pervaporation membrane with the crystallizer unit and showed that the deposition of stacked GO layer on the commercially available hydrophobic membranes can tackle the membrane wetting and salt crystallization issues.
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