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RISUsing Solar Energy for Water Purification Through Nanoparticles Assisted Evaporation
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: As per the estimates of the world health organization (WHO) by 2025, about half of the world's population shall inhabit water-stressed areas. Water purification through usage of solar energy is a clean and lucrative option ...
Experimental Study of Single-Slope Solar Still Coupled With Nanofluid-Based Volumetric Absorption Solar Collector
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: In the present endeavor, a conventional single-slope solar still has been modified to improve its performance by coupling it with a novel nanofluid-based volumetric absorption solar collector (NBVASC). A low-cost and ...
Potential Heat Transfer Fluids (Nanofluids) for Direct Volumetric Absorption-Based Solar Thermal Systems
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Nanoparticle dispersions or more popularly “nanofluids” have been extensively researched for their candidature as working fluid in direct-volumetric-absorption solar thermal systems. Flexibility in carving out desired ...
Applicability of Heat Mirrors in Reducing Thermal Losses in Concentrating Solar Collectors
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: In the present work, a novel parabolic trough receiver design has been proposed. The proposed design is similar to the conventional receiver design except for the envelope and the annulus part. Here, a certain portion of ...
Suspended Wash Load Transport of Nonuniform Sediments
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The results of an experimental study on transport of suspended wash load through a coarse-bed stream are presented. The experiments were conducted under different concentrations of fine suspended sediment (wash load of ...
Solar Energy Harvesting Using Nanofluids-Based Concentrating Solar Collector
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Dispersing trace amounts of nanoparticles into common base-fluids has a significant impact on the optical as well as thermophysical properties of the base-fluid. This characteristic can be utilized ...
Solar Selective Volumetric Receivers for Harnessing Solar Thermal Energy
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Given the largely untapped solar energy resource, there has been an ongoing international effort to engineer improved solar-harvesting technologies. Toward this, the possibility of engineering a solar selective volumetric ...
Numerical Analysis of Water Jet Injection in the Draft Tube of a Francis Turbine at Part Load Operations
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The off-design operation of Francis turbines results in the onset of flow instabilities. These instabilities lead to severe pressure pulsations, power swings, fatigue damage, and torque fluctuations in the turbine unit. ...
Theoretical Analysis and Testing of Nanofluids Based Solar Photovoltaic/Thermal Hybrid Collector
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Solar energy can be harvested via thermal, photovoltaic, and photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) hybrid technologies. PV/T systems are advantageous because they utilize more of the solar spectrum and achieve a higher combined ...
Technological Advances to Maximize Solar Collector Energy Output: A Review
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Since it is highly correlated with quality of life, the demand for energy continues to increase as the global population grows and modernizes. Although there has been significant impetus to move away from reliance on fossil ...