Experimental study on using oil-based nanofluids in a vacuumed tube solar water heater: an exergy analysis

Effect of Tubular Solar Absorber on Performance of Counterflow Double Pass Solar Air Heater: Experimental and Numerical Studies

“…Solar energy is a promising source of unlimited and clean energy. Solar energy can be invested directly either in electrical energy generation by using photovoltaic systems [3] or in thermal energy generation by utilizing various systems for instance solar air dryers [4], solar water collectors [5], solar towers [6], solar chimneys [7], etc. Solar air heaters are simple in their design and installation.…”

Thermal Performance of Double Pass Solar Air Heater With Tubular Solar Absorber

“…Investing in the solar energy field contributes to minimizing CO2 levels and global warming since the systems that are used for converting solar irradiance into other's energy forms produce no pollutants (Khanmohammadi et al 2021). Solar energy can be converted directly into electricity via photovoltaic panels (Monna et al 2022) or into heat via many systems such as solar air heaters (SAHs) (Jalil et al 2021), solar water collectors (Shafiee et al 2022), solar chimneys (Karimipour-Fard and Beheshti 2017), etc. Solar air heaters are utilized in many applications such as supplying hot air in agriculture dryers for drying agricultural crops and fruits as well as supplying hot air in buildings especially in the winter season to make it comfortable for living (Razak et al 2016).…”