Solar thermal collectors used at present consist of rigid and heavy materials, which are the reasons for their immobility. Based on the solar function of polar bear fur and skin, new collector systems are in development, which are flexible and mobile. The developed transparent heat insulation material consists of a spacer textile based on translucent polymer fibres coated with transparent silic...

An analytical investigation has been conducted on the performance of an adsorption chiller driven by solar collector panel for the climatic condition of Dhaka. A set of mathematical model and simulation technique are exploited to investigate the system performances of solar driven basic adsorption chiller with silica gel-water as adsorbent/adsorbate pair. For base run condition, at least 13 col...

Solar air collectors have various applications: on the one hand, they can be used for air heating in cold seasons; on the other hand they can be used in summer to evacuate the warm and polluted air from residential, offices, industrial, and commercial buildings. The paper presents experimental results of a solar collector air, under the climatic conditions of the Southeastern Europe. The relati...

The paper presents preliminary results of an experimental study on solar water heater with full width and 75% twisted tapes as heat transfer enhancement device. The study shows that the thermal efficiency due the use of the twisted tape increases by 4.5-8%; higher for the 75% twisted tape. Keyword Solar water heater (collector), tube-in-fin, twisted tape, thermal efficiency, performance enhance...

The aim of this research was manufacturing a parabolic trough solar collector in which reflecting surface is made of mirror steel rather than usual mirror and also predicting its theoretical performance.by adjusting planar ⩝ -shaped structures parallel to each other and welding them together, the main supporting structure was assembled and a parabolic-shape Teflon arc was installed in the apert...

This research focuses on the need for preserving fruits in rural areas to prevent waste. The solar drier is made of vital chambers i.e. the concentrator chamber (that harvests the solar irradiance), the transport pipe (that transports the heat generated by convection) and hanger chamber (where the fruits are placed). The temperature within the concentrator chamber and hanger chamber was monitor...

A solar air collector (SAC) is a main device of solar-thermal system, which can absorb radiation and transfer the absorbed thermal energy to air. This paper presents systematic review three basic types SAC, namely, flat-plate SAC (FPSAC), evacuated tube (EVTSAC), concentrated SAC. High efficiency, low heat loss simple structure have always been goals SACs development research. Enhancement metho...

We compare the efficiency of thin film photonic crystal solar cells consisting of conical pores and nanowires. Solving both Maxwell's equations and the semiconductor drift-diffusion in each geometry, we identify optimal junction and contact positions and study the influence of bulk and surface recombination losses on solar cell efficiency. We find that using only 1 lm of silicon, sculpted in th...

The parabolic dish collector is one of the recognized concentrated solar power systems based on point focusing, which provides high-temperature heat, high concentration ratio, and low heat loss. This system consists a reflector cavity receiver situated in focus line. In this work, conical with an aperture diameter 0.5 m considered for 100 2 having focal to ratio 0.48. Due complexity flow temper...

A new method of optimization on linear parabolic solar collectors using exergy analysis is presented. A comprehensive mathematical modeling of thermal and optical performance is simulated and geometrical and thermodynamic parameters were assumed as optimization variables. By applying a derived expression for exergy efficiency, exergy losses were generated and the optimum design and operating co...