Journal of Solar Energy Engineering: Recent submissions
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Thermal Properties of Disodium Hydrogen Phosphate Dodecahydrate–Coated Metal Foam/Sodium Acetate Trihydrate Composite as Phase Change Material
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Salt hydrates, like the sodium acetate trihydrate (SAT), possess a remarkable ability to store copious amounts of thermal energy, thanks to their ingenious utilization of a high latent heat of fusion. This unique property ... -
Enhancing the Performance of Photovoltaic Solar Cells Using a Hybrid Cooling Technique of Thermoelectric Generator and Heat Sink
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)This study aims to enhance the performance of photovoltaic (PV) solar cells by employing a hybrid cooling technique involving a thermoelectric generator (TEG) and heat sink. Three configuration modules are investigated ... -
Theoretical and Experimental Study of Heat Transfer in a Two-Channel Flat Plate Solar Air Collector
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)In this article, a theoretical–experimental study was conducted on a two-channel solar air collector (SAC-2C). For the experimental study, a prototype of the SAC-2C was designed, built, and instrumented with dimensions of ... -
Technological Limit of Solar Concentration Technique Applied to Hybrid Photovoltaic-Thermal Solar Collector Equipped With Thermoelectric Generator Incorporating Ternary Nanofluid
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)This paper aims to explore the technological limits of the synergy between the solar concentration technique, facilitated by a parabolic concentrator, and the thermoelectric effect induced by a thermoelectric generator ... -
Assessment of Conical Solar Stills Empowered by N-Replicated Partially Shaded PVT-CPC Collectors: Unveiling Exergo-Enviro-Economic Dynamics, Productivity, and Cogeneration Efficiency
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)The economic and environmental dimensions play a pivotal role in evaluating solar still systems. The aim of this study is to evaluate the performance, efficiency, and viability of conical solar still integrated with multiple ... -
Thermal Exploration of Combined Rectangular and Semi-Circular Artificial Ribs in the Flow Regime of Solar Air Heater: A Computational and Experimental Approach
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)A roughened solar air heater is developed numerically and experimentally with a novel roughness in the absorber. The roughness incorporated is a combination of rectangular and semi-circular ribs. The analysis is done to ... -
Thermal-Hydraulic Investigation of the Delta–Nabla Channel Arrangement in a Solar Collector
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)A novel solar collector consisting of a delta–nabla configuration of flow channels is investigated in the present study. In the proposed design, triangular channels connected in series act as an absorber having more exposed ... -
A Dynamic Discrete Model of Ventilated Concrete Floor Integrated With Solar Air Collector Under the Effect of Uneven Direct Solar Radiation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)A system combining the ventilated concrete floor (VCF) with solar air collector (SAC) in buildings has been applied in the western Sichuan Plateau for nighttime heating. However, the dynamic model coupled with uneven solar ... -
Review and Gap Analysis of Heliostat Components and Controls
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)This investigation provides a comprehensive literature review pertaining to heliostat components and controls as part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Heliostat Consortium (Heliocon) program. This work presents a ... -
Performance Enhancement of Single Slope Solar Still With Sensible Heat Storage System: An Experimental Investigation Under Climatic Conditions of Northeast India
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)This study conducts an experimental assessment to investigate the influence of black gravel and cylindrical cement fins as thermal heat storage materials in a single-slope solar still. The trials are performed under the ... -
A Solar Air Receiver With Porous Ceramic Structures for Process Heat at Above 1000 °C—Heat Transfer Analysis
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Concentrated solar energy can be used as the source of heat at above 1000 °C for driving key energy-intensive industrial processes, such as cement manufacturing and metallurgical extraction, contributing to their ... -
Concentrated Solar Power Techno-Economic Analysis in Humid Subtropical South America: The Uruguayan Case
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)This study assesses the feasibility of installing concentrated solar power plants in subtropical South America, particularly in Uruguay, by numerical simulations. Parabolic trough and solar power tower technologies are ... -
A Nonintrusive Optical Approach to Characterize Heliostats in Utility-Scale Power Tower Plants: Camera Position Sensitivity Analysis
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Optics plays a major role in the effectiveness of concentrating solar power (CSP) technologies. The nonintrusive optical (NIO) approach developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory uses uncrewed aircraft system ... -
Design Optimization of Solar-Collector Tilt Angle for Annual-Maximum and Seasonal-Balanced Energy Received
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)A detailed research study was performed on the annual energy received by a fixed-tilt solar collector. A new clear-sky model of solar radiation was developed by combining existing clear-sky models with a unique algorithm. ... -
Estimating UV-B, UV-Erithemic, and UV-A Irradiances From Global Horizontal Irradiance and MERRA-2 Ozone Column Information
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)The ground ultraviolet (UV) solar radiation is relevant due to its impacts on plastics degradation (mainly UVA) and on human health (UVB and erithemic UV (UVE)). UV ground measurements are not as ubiquitous as the relatively ... -
Review on Carousel Heliostat Designs
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)An overview of carousel heliostats is given. The general advantages and disadvantages are explained first. To distinguish between the different designs, possible variants of the carousel architecture and of the main ... -
Closed-Loop Pointing Feedback for Heliostats in Concentrating Solar Power
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Concentrating solar power (CSP) facilities need to ensure alignment of all sun-tracking heliostats onto the sunlight receiver. A method is proposed to keep all heliostats in a CSP facility under closed-loop pointing control ... -
Evaluation of Composite Structural Materials for Heliostat Cost Reduction
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Structures manufactured from steel comprise up to 40% of a concentrating solar thermal power (CSP) heliostat's cost. Composite structures represent a potential opportunity to reduce this cost. A reference heliostat structural ... -
HelioPoint – A Fast Airborne Calibration Method for Heliostat Fields
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)The pointing calibration of a newly built heliostat field can take up to several years. The state-of-the-art method typically used is accurate but slow. A faster method could reduce the commissioning time and therefore ... -
Status Quo and Gap Analysis of Heliostat Field Deployment Processes for Concentrating Solar Tower Plants
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Deployment of the solar field of a concentrating solar power plant is one of many factors that are integral to the success of a project. Knowledge transfer from outside the industry is limited due to the unique nature of ...