Nanofluids for Direct-Absorption Solar Collectors—DASCs: A Review on Recent Progress and Future Perspectives

Hussein Sayed Moghaieb; Vincenzo Amendola; Sameh Khalil; Supriya Chakrabarti; Paul Maguire; Davide Mariotti; M. M. Bhatti; Kambiz Vafai; Sara I. Abdelsalam; Antonio Di Bartolomeo; Henrich Frielinghaus

doi:10.3390/nano13071232

Nanofluids for Direct-Absorption Solar Collectors—DASCs: A Review on Recent Progress and Future Perspectives

Hussein Sayed Moghaieb
, Vincenzo Amendola
, Sameh Khalil
, Supriya Chakrabarti
, Paul Maguire
, Davide Mariotti
, M. M. Bhatti (Editor)
, Kambiz Vafai (Editor)
, Sara I. Abdelsalam (Editor)
, Antonio Di Bartolomeo (Editor)
, Henrich Frielinghaus (Editor)

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Abstract

Owing to their superior optical and thermal properties over conventional fluids, nanofluids represent an innovative approach for use as working fluids in direct-absorption solar collectors for efficient solar-to-thermal energy conversion. The application of nanofluids in direct-absorption solar collectors demands high-performance solar thermal nanofluids that exhibit exceptional physical and chemical stability over long periods and under a variety of operating, fluid dynamics, and temperature conditions. In this review, we discuss recent developments in the field of nanofluids utilized in direct-absorption solar collectors in terms of their preparation techniques, optical behaviours, solar thermal energy conversion performance, as well as their physical and thermal stability, along with the experimental setups and calculation approaches used. We also highlight the challenges associated with the practical implementation of nanofluid-based direct-absorption solar collectors and offer suggestions and an outlook for the future.

Original language	English
Article number	1232
Pages (from-to)	1-31
Number of pages	32
Journal	Nanomaterials
Volume	13
Issue number	7
Early online date	30 Mar 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13071232
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 1 Apr 2023

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The data presented in this study are available on request from the corresponding author.

Funding

This research was funded by EPSRC grant number EP/V055232/1 and EP/M024938/1 and the Department for Economy-Northern Ireland grant number USI160.

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Review
nanofluids
solar thermal energy conversion
direct-absorption solar collectors

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Moghaieb, H. S., Amendola, V., Khalil, S., Chakrabarti, S., Maguire, P., Mariotti, D., Bhatti, M. M. (Ed.), Vafai, K. (Ed.), Abdelsalam, S. I. (Ed.), Bartolomeo, A. D. (Ed.), & Frielinghaus, H. (Ed.) (2023). Nanofluids for Direct-Absorption Solar Collectors—DASCs: A Review on Recent Progress and Future Perspectives. Nanomaterials, 13(7), 1-31. Article 1232. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13071232

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