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Applicability of nanofluids in concentrated solar energy harvesting

Taylor, R.A.; Phelan, P.E.; Otanicar, T.P.; Tyagi, T.; Trimble, S. (2016-11-21)

Concentrated solar energy is becoming the input for an increasing number of thermal systems [1]. Recent papers have indicated that the addition of nanoparticles to conventional working fluids (i.e. nanofluids) can improve ...
Effect of nanoparticle concentration on thermal damage in nanoparticle-assisted thermal therapy

Soni, S.; Tyagi, H.; Taylor, R.A.; Kumar, A. (2016-11-21)

Photothermal therapy involving nanoparticles is evolving as a promising targeted treatment for cancer. This paper presents the results for the effect of nanoparticle concentration, within a tumor, to control the thermal ...
Envisioning advanced solar electricity generation: Parametric studies of CPV/T systems with spectral filtering and high temperature PV

Otanicar, T.P.; Theisen, S.; Norman, T.; Tyagi, H.; Taylor, R.A. (2016-08-03)

Hybrid photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) devices can simultaneously generate thermal and electrical energy, but have been limited to low temperature applications. This is done to avoid performance degradation of the PV cell at ...
Experimental and numerical investigation of heat confinement during nanoparticle-assisted thermal therapy

Soni, S.; Tyagi, H.; Taylor, R.A.; Kumar, A. (2016-08-02)

Nanoparticle-assisted thermal ablation therapy has recently evolved as a promising future therapy for cancer treatment. This therapy is advantageous because it is potentially much more selective than traditional methods ...
Harvesting solar thermal energy through nanofluid-based volumetric absorption systems

Khullar, V.; Tyagi, H.; Hordy, N.; Otanicar, T. P.; Hewakuruppu, Y.; Modi, P.; Taylor, R.A. (2016-08-03)

Today’s nanofabrication methods have enabled nanoparticles to be synthesized having optical properties which are tailored to a variety of specific applications in the realms of biological and energy systems. These systems ...
Investigation on nanoparticle distribution for thermal ablation of a tumour subjected to nanoparticle assisted thermal therapy

Soni, S.; Tyagi, H.; Taylor, R.A.; Kumar, A. (2016-08-10)

This study investigates the effect of the distribution of nanoparticles delivered to a skin tumour for the thermal ablation conditions attained during thermal therapy. Ultimate aim is to define a distribution of nanoparticles ...
Limits of selectivity of direct volumetric solar absorption

Hewakuruppu, Y.L.; Taylor, R.A.; Tyagi, H.; Khullar, V.; Otanicar, T.; Coulombe, S.; Hordy, N. (2016-07-25)

Direct volumetric absorption of solar radiation is possible with fluids which have controlled optical properties. As with conventional surface absorbers, it is possible to make direct absorbing collectors ‘selective’ where ...
Numerical study of solar photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) hybrid collector using nanofluids

Mittal, T.; Saroha, S.; Bhalla, V.; Khullar, V.; Tyagi, H.; Taylor, R.A.; Otanicar, T.P. (2016-11-30)

The commonly used methods to harness solar energy are solar thermal and solar photovoltaic (PV). A new category photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) hybrid combines these two technologies, and achieves higher combined efficiency. ...
Solar energy harvesting using nanofluids-based concentrating solar collector

Khullar, V.; Tyagi, H.; Phelan, P.E.; Otanicar, T.P.; Singh, H.; Taylor, R.A. (2016-12-01)

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 to effectively capture ...
Solar selective volumetric receivers for harnessing solar thermal energy

Khullar, T.; Tyagi, H.; Otanicar, T.P.; Hewakuruppu, Y.L.; Taylor, R.A. (2018-12-29)

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 ...
Solar selective volumetric receivers for harnessing solar thermal energy

Khullar, V.; Tyagi, H.; Otanicar, T.P.; Hewakuruppu, Y.L.; Taylor, R.A. (2022-09-19)

Given the largely untapped solar energy resource, there has been an ongoing international effort to engineer improved solar-harvesting technologies. Towards this, the possibility of engineering a solar selective volumetric ...
Space cooling using the concept of nanofluids-based direct absorption solar collectors

Vishwakarma, V.; Singhal, N.; Khullar, V.; Tyagi, H.; Taylor, R.A.; Otanicar, T.P.; Jain, A. (2016-12-01)

A solar-energy based vapor absorption refrigeration system is potentially an excellent alternative air-conditioning system. However, there are several research challenges to ensure sufficient efficiency and reliability ...
Spatiotemporal temperature in a tumor during nanorod assisted thermal therapy

Soni, S.; Tyagi, H.; Taylor, R.A.; Kumar, A. (2016-11-25)

Gold nanoparticles, especially nanorods, are emerging as a promising future material to achieve targeted thermal treatment for cancer. The treatment involves nanoparticle-radiation interaction phenomenon to generate the ...
Technological advances to maximize solar collector energy output: a review

Salvi, S.S.; Bhalla, V.; Taylor, R.A.; Khullar, V.; Otanicar, T.P.; Phelan, P.E.; Tyagi, H. (2019-05-14)

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 ...

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