Nanotechnology applications for solar energy systems

Nanotechnology Applications for Solar Energy Systems Understand the latest developments in solar nanotechnology with this comprehensive guide Solar energy has never seemed a more critical component of humanity's future. As global researchers and industries work to develop sustainable technologi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores:	Sheikholeslami, Mohsen, 1988- editor (editor)
Formato:	Libro electrónico
Idioma:	Inglés
Publicado:	Chichester, England : John Wiley & Sons Ltd [2023]
Edición:	1st
Materias:	Solar energy > Technological innovations. Nanotechnology.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:	https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009755097406719

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Intro
Nanotechnology Applications for Solar Energy Systems
Contents
About the Editor
List of Contributors
Preface
1 Solar Energy Applications
1.1 Introduction and Recent Advances
1.2 Solar Energy Applications
1.2.1 Electricity Production Using Photovoltaics at Large Scale
1.2.2 Small-Scale Electricity Production for Houses and Commercial Buildings
1.2.3 Off-Grid Applications Using Photovoltaics
1.2.4 Concentrating Solar Thermal Electricity
1.2.5 Solar Thermochemical Processes
1.2.6 Solar Water Heating
1.2.7 Heating of Solar Architecture
1.2.8 Air Conditioning Through Water Evaporation
1.2.9 Artificial Photosynthesis
1.2.10 Decomposing Waste and Biofuels Production
1.3 Classification of Solar Energy Devices
1.3.1 Concentrating Solar Power
1.3.2 Building Integrated Solar Systems
1.3.3 Solar-Thermal Collectors
1.3.4 Solar Thermochemistry
1.3.5 Solar Thermal Energy Storage
1.3.6 Solar-Driven Water Distillation
1.4 Benefits and Opportunities
1.5 Challenges
1.6 Future Aspects
1.7 Conclusion
References
2 Application of Nanofluid for Solar Stills
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Desalination Technology
2.2.1 What is a Solar Still?
2.2.2 Parameters Affecting Pure Water Yield of Basin Type SSs
2.2.3 Pure Water Augmentation of Solar Still Units
2.3 Nanofluid
2.3.1 Nanofluid Basics
2.3.2 Nanofluid Characteristics
2.3.3 Nanofluid Application in Solar Desalination
References
3 Classification of Concentrating Solar Collectors Based on Focusing Shape and Studying on Their Performance, Financial Evaluation, and Industrial Adoption
3.1 Introduction
3.1.1 Overview of Concentrating Solar Collectors
3.1.2 Some of the Applications of Concentrating Solar Collectors
3.2 Line Focus Concentrating Solar Collectors
3.2.1 Linear Fresnel Reflector.
3.2.2 Parabolic Trough Collector
3.2.3 Compound Parabolic
3.3 Point Focus and Other Concentrating Solar Collectors
3.3.1 Central Receiver System
3.3.2 Solar Dish
3.3.3 Fresnel Lens
3.4 Improving the Thermal Performance of Solar Concentrating Collectors
3.5 Industrial Adoption and Costs of Solar Concentrating Collectors
3.6 Conclusions and Recommendations
References
4 Nanotechnology for Heat Transfer
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Classification of Nanomaterials
4.2.1 Zero-dimensional (0D)
4.2.2 One-dimensional (1D)
4.2.3 Two-dimensional (2D)
4.2.4 Three-dimensional (3D)
4.3 Heat Transfer Characteristics and Applications of Nanotechnology on the Heat Transfer Enhancement
4.3.1 Convective Heat Transfer
4.3.2 Boiling Heat Transfer
4.3.3 Thermal Conductivity
4.3.4 Viscosity
4.4 A Review of Studies and Recent Advances Using Nanomaterials in Energy Conversion, Energy Storage, and Heat Transfer Developm
4.5 Recent Advances
4.6 Challenges and Future Scope
4.7 Conclusion
References
5 Nanofluids in Linear Fresnel Reflector
5.1 Introduction and Recent Advances of Linear Fresnel Reflectors
5.2 The Idea of Using Nanofluids in Solar Collectors
5.3 A Review of Studies with Nanofluid-based Linear Fresnel Reflector
5.4 Remarks and Future Scope
5.4.1 Advantages of LFR
5.4.2 Disadvantages of LFR
5.5 Conclusions
References
6 Thermal Management and Performance Enhancement of Parabolic Trough Concentrators Using Nanofluids
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Recent Advances of Parabolic Trough Collectors
6.3 Application of Nanofluids in PTCs
6.4 State-of-Art Studies on Using Nanofluids in Parabolic Trough Collectors
6.5 Conclusions and Future Scope
References
7 Developing Innovations in Parabolic Trough Collectors (PTCs) Based on Numerical Studies
7.1 Introduction.
7.2 An Introduction to Simulation Software
7.3 Numerical Studies
7.3.1 Design Parameters and Working Conditions in PTCs
7.3.2 Using Inserts in PTCs
7.3.3 Using Surface Modification Methods in PTCs
7.3.4 Using Nanofluids in PTCs
7.3.5 Using Nanofluids and Other Passive Methods in PTCs
7.3.6 PTCs Integrated into Cooling Systems
7.3.7 PTCs Integrated into Concentrated Solar Power Plants
7.3.8 PTCs Integrated into Solar-powered Cycles
7.3.9 PTCs Integrated into Solar Industrial Process Heat Plants
7.3.10 PTCs Integrated into Photovoltaic/Thermal (PV/T) System
7.3.11 PTCs Integrated into Desalination Systems
7.4 Challenges
7.5 Conclusion
7.6 Future Directions
References
8 Nanofluids in Solar Thermal Parabolic Trough Collectors (PTCs)
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Fundamentals of PTCs
8.2.1 Components of a PTC
8.2.2 Mathematical Formulations of PTCs
8.2.3 Experimental Analysis (Standard Test Methods)
8.3 Heat Transfer Fluids (HTFs) in PTCs
8.3.1 Thermal Oils
8.3.2 Liquid-water Steam
8.3.3 Pressurized Gasses
8.3.4 Molten Salts
8.3.5 Nanofluids
8.4 Heat Transfer Improvement Methods in PTCs
8.4.1 Design Parameters
8.4.2 The Application of Nanofluids in PTCs
8.4.3 Combination of Nanofluids and Other Thermal Efficiency Enhancement Methods
8.5 Economic Analysis
8.6 Challenges
8.7 Conclusion
8.8 Future Directions
Acknowledgment
References
9 Applications of Nanotechnology in the Harvesting of Solar Energy
9.1 Introduction
9.1.1 Overview of the Status of the Solar Energy
9.1.2 Nanotechnology Overview
9.2 Solar Harvesting Technology Using Nanomaterials
9.3 Various Modern Solar Harvesting Technologies
9.3.1 Solar Collectors
9.3.2 Fuel Cells
9.3.3 Photocatalysis
9.3.4 Solar Photovoltaics.
9.4 Production Methods of Solar Cell Technology
9.4.1 First Generation Solar Cell: Silicon Solar Cells
9.4.2 Second Generation Solar Cells: Thin-film Solar Cell
9.4.3 Third Generation Solar Cells
9.5 Challenges in Using Nanotechnology
9.6 Conclusion
References
10 Tubular Solar Thermal System: Recent Development and Its Utilization
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Different Tubular Solar System
10.2.1 Evacuated Tubular Collector
10.2.2 Tubular Solar Still
10.2.3 Tubular System for Concentrating Solar Power
10.3 Heat Transfer Fluid for the Tubular System
10.3.1 Nanofluid
10.3.2 Nano-enhanced Molten Salt
10.3.3 Liquid Metal
10.4 Conclusion
References
11 Nanofluids in Flat Plate Solar Collectors
11.1 Nanofluid in Flat Plate Collector
11.2 Introduction and Recent Advances of Flat Plate Collectors
11.3 Application of Nanofluids in the Flat Plate Collector
11.4 A Review of Studies Using Nanomaterials in Flat Pale Collector
11.5 Remarks and Future Scope
11.6 Conclusion
References
12 Recent Advances in the Simulation of Solar Photovoltaic Cell Cooling Systems Using Nanofluids
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Photovoltaic Thermal (PVT) System
12.3 Performance Parameters
12.4 An Overview of Numerical Approaches
12.5 Previous Research on PVT Systems
12.5.1 PVT Nanofluid-Based Systems
12.5.2 PVT Multiple-Nanofluid-Based Systems
12.5.3 PVT/ PCM Nanofluid-Based Systems
12.5.4 Economic Analysis in PVT Studies
12.6 Future Works
12.7 Conclusions
References
13 Multiphase Modeling of Powder Flow in an Ejector of Solar-driven Refrigeration System by Eulerian-Lagrangian Approach
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Governing Equations
13.2.1 Continuity Equation
13.2.2 Momentum Equation
13.3 Geometry Design and Meshing
13.3.1 Generation of the Model.
13.3.2 Mesh Generation and Study
13.3.3 Grid Independency
13.3.4 Validation
13.4 Results
13.4.1 Optimization of the Nozzle
13.4.2 Investigation of the Relation between Outlet Velocity and Entrainment Parameter (N)
13.4.3 Unsteady Case
13.5 Conclusion
Declaration of interests
References
14 Radiative Non-Newtonian Nanofluid Flow through Stretchable Disks: An Application to Solar Thermal Systems
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Problem Formulation
14.3 Numerical Solution
14.4 Results and Discussion
14.5 Conclusions
References
15 Cooling of PV/ T System with Nanofluid and PCM
15.1 Introduction
15.1.1 Overview
15.1.2 Need for Cooling of Photovoltaics
15.2 Application of Nanofluid and PCM for Cooling of PV/T System
15.2.1 Nanofluids
15.2.2 Phase Change Materials
15.3 A Review of Studies Using Nanofluid and PCM for Cooling of PV/T System
15.4 Remarks and Future Scope
15.5 Conclusion
Acknowledgment
References
16 Revival of Functional Nanofluid Photothermal Materials for Solar Still Applications
16.1 Nanofluid Based Solar Stills
16.2 General Factors for Efficient Solar Still
16.2.1 Environmental Factors
16.2.2 Physical Factors
16.3 Development and Modifications
16.3.1 Conventional Single-effect Solar Still
16.3.2 Solar Reflectors
16.3.3 Wicked Type Solar Stills
16.4 Application of Nanofluids in Solar Still
16.4.1 Methodologies for the Fabrication of Nanofluids
16.4.2 Optical Properties of Nanofluids
16.4.3 Photothermal of Nanofluids
16.5 Carbon-based Nanofluid
16.6 Metallic/ Metal Oxide Nanofluids
16.7 Magnetic Nanofluids
16.8 Solar Thermal Collectors
16.9 Solar-driven Steam Generators
16.10 Remarks and Future Scope
16.11 Conclusion
References
17 Nanotechnology in Solar Lighting.
17.1 Optical Fiber Lighting Based on Sunlight.

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