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Solution of Power Crisis in Remote Hill Tracks of Bangladesh
Abstract: The demand of electric energy is rising in secluded areas of Bangladesh more than ever. But Bangladesh is still facing problem to solve the energy crises of its much larger urban demands. So it is important to find other sources of energy. Renewable energy can be a great solution to solve this problem. In this paper, we mainly focused on providing the need of energy of rural and remote areas …
Published in Journal of Alternate Energy Sources & Technologies · Vol. 6, Issue 3, 2015 · pp. 18–28 Read article
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Advancements and Challenges in Solar Water Heating Systems: A Sustainable Solution for Energy Conservation and Environmental Impact Reduction
Abstract: In today's world, the over-reliance on traditional fuels such as coal, diesel, and gas has led to significant environmental challenges, including global warming, air pollution, and resource depletion. As a result, the need for transitioning to renewable and clean energy sources like solar energy has become urgent. Solar energy is abundant, sustainable, and offers great potential to meet the world’s energy demands without compromising environmental health. One of the most …
Published in Journal of Alternate Energy Sources & Technologies · Vol. 16, Issue 2, 2025 · pp. 14–19 Read article
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Piezoelectricity: For Power Generation
Abstract: Undeniably, piezoelectric materials are an exciting possibility for serving as a workable energy source; the question is whether technologies at this point in their development are ready for wide-scale application. This requires considering their value in the real context of modern urban environments and ecological conditions. A critical literature review has been carried out in this paper for the identification of the most successful piezoelectric generation techniques that have been …
Published in International Journal of Electro-Mechanics and Material Behaviour · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2025 · pp. 1–5 Read article
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STUDY OF MULTIPLE MODULES SOLAR SYSTEM ELECTRICITY GENERATION
Abstract: Solar energy is a sustainable, non-depleting, and ecologically safe energy source that originates from sunlight. Every hour, the globe receives enough solar energy to meet its energy demands for a whole year. In the current world, we need power on a regular basis. This solar energy is used in commercial, residential, and industrial settings. It readily absorbs energy from direct sunlight. In this post, we looked at solar energy from …
Published in Journal of Power Electronics and Power Systems · Vol. 16, Issue 1, 2026 · pp. 25–32 Read article
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Experimental Investigation on Double Basin Solar Still System
Abstract: This project was chosen in order to satisfy the need of people in a more reasonable and feasible way to convert the polluted water into water fit for drinking.Double basin is used in order to increase the rate at which we can get the output of waterproduced after distillation and it can be fit not only for agriculture but even for drinkingpurpose. There is no use of any electrical appliances …
Published in Journal of Experimental & Applied Mechanics · Vol. 11, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 17–22 Read article
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An Internet of Things Waste Collection System
Abstract: Waste littering has been the most problem in some beautiful cities today. However, the waste management agencies' poor management of waste made some cities unattractive, such as cities like Aba in Nigeria and the current state of Port Harcourt city. The automatic waste collector system is a smart waste system to manage and control the littering of waste all over the environment. The automatic waste control system automatically opens and …
Published in Journal of Microcontroller Engineering and Applications · Vol. 9, Issue 3, 2022 · pp. 30–40 Read article
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THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF ADVANCED PARABOLIC RECEIVER FOR DIRECT STEAM GENERATION
Abstract: Solar thermal power generation using water as a Heat Transfer Fluid (HTF) has gained interest recently, due to its ability to generate steam directly from the receiver tube. In this paper, a new theoretical model of receiver called Concentric Parabolic Trough Receiver (C-PTR) for direct steam generation is presented. The proposed model consists of Phase change material (PCM) sandwiched between two concentric cylindrical tubes. Binary Solar Salt commercially known as …
Published in Journal of Refrigeration, Air conditioning, Heating and ventilation · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2015 Read article
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Solar Thermal Energy Utilization: Design Innovations and Performance Enhancement Techniques
Abstract: The utilization of solar thermal energy has become increasingly significant in the pursuit of sustainable and low-carbon energy solutions. Unlike photovoltaic technologies that directly convert sunlight into electricity, solar thermal systems focus on harnessing solar radiation to generate heat, which can then be applied to diverse sectors such as water heating, space conditioning, industrial process heating, and power generation. In recent years, substantial research efforts have been directed toward enhancing …
Published in International Journal of Energy and Thermal Applications · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2025 · pp. 1–5 Read article
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Natural Convection Agricultural Solar Dryer
Abstract: AbstractA solar air heater has been built with waste plastic bottles as a solar collector for drying agricultural crops. The lower part of each cylindrical collector (Plastic bottles of 1.2m in length and 0.07m of diameter) was black painted (30% of the surface area) and attached to greenhouse to dry the crops. The performance of the solar dryer was carried out with and without plastic bubble wrapper film on the …
Published in Recent Trends in Fluid Mechanics · Vol. 6, Issue 3, 2019 · pp. 22–27 Read article
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A Brief Review on Solar Water Heater
Abstract: Solar Energy is a renewable source of energy. Its applications are not hazardous as they do not promote to production of greenhouse gases and additional contaminants to the environment. Focused collectors are generally used in solar thermal power generation and water heating system as well. It is extremely common owing to its superior thermal efficiency, minimal construction needs and low production expense. This paper is concerned with an experimental study …
Published in Trends in Electrical Engineering · Vol. 12, Issue 2, 2022 · pp. 1–6 Read article
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Thermal Performance Analysis of a Solar Dryer-cum-Air Heater with Modified Absorber Surface
Abstract: Abstract The use of solar resource for food drying has always been a food preservation technique which has widely been practised in most parts of the world. The solar drying system utilizes solar energy to heat up air and to dry food substance placed in dryer, which is beneficial in reducing wastage of food products and helps in preservation of the same. Unfortunately, some of the methods practised in the …
Published in Journal of Thermal Engineering and Applications · Vol. 3, Issue 3, 2016 · pp. 34–40 Read article
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Examining the Benefits of Hybrid Solar Systems for the Production of Sustainable Energy
Abstract: A state-of-the-art energy solution, the hybrid solar system combines solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and solar thermal collectors to provide an effective and flexible method of capturing solar energy. The hybrid solar system maximises the use of sunshine to produce energy and heat concurrently by integrating two technologies. While solar thermal collectors catch solar heat energy and transform it into useful thermal energy for a variety of purposes, solar PV panels …
Published in International Journal of Energy and Thermal Applications · Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 7–13 Read article
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Precipitable Water for Human Consumption in Rural Areas: Calculation Method and Engineering Design
Abstract: This work describes a methodological process to estimate the precipitable water for human consumption as a function of meteorological parameters like ambient and dew point temperature, water vapor and ambient pressure, and relative humidity. The paper uses empirical correlations to determine the most accurate procedure for atmospheric rainwater, resulting in a simple relation between precipitable water and dew point temperature as the highest accurate one. The study shows the dew …
Published in Journal of Water Resource Engineering and Management · Vol. 11, Issue 3, 2024 · pp. 41–57 Read article
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Comprehensive Thermal and Environmental Investigation of An Enhanced Evacuated Tube Solar Water Heater with Wavy Tape and Latent Heat Storage
Abstract: Evacuated tube solar collectors (ETSCs) are widely used for thermal energy applications; however, enhancing their thermal and exergetic efficiency remains a challenge. This study investigates performance enhancements through structural and material alterations. Four ETSC cases were tested experimentally, case-1: a standard ETSC, case-2: Wavy tape (WT) inserted ETSC, case-3: Phase change material (PCM) integrated ETSC, and case-4: Dual-Enhanced ETSC (PCM + WT). A binary eutectic PCM was utilized for latent …
Published in Journal of Refrigeration, Air conditioning, Heating and ventilation · Vol. 12, Issue 2, 2025 · pp. 1–16 Read article
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Design and Optimization of Solar Chimney for Small Applications
Abstract: The known resources of fossil fuel in the world are depleting very fast and it is estimated that, by AD 2030, man will have to increasingly depend upon renewable resources of energy. Among various energy alternatives, solar option stands out distinctly with its unique advantage; sun is abundant, inexhaustible source of energy. Abundant power, approximately 1.8×1011 Mega Watt from the sun is available on the earth, which is thousand times …
Published in Journal of Electronic Design Technology · Vol. 11, Issue 3, 2020 · pp. 17–23 Read article
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A Review: The Design of Photovoltaic Thermal Technology with Compound Parabolic Concentrator
Abstract: In this paper, photovoltaic cell with compound parabolic solar concentrator has been studied. The interior surface is covered with the reflector. The use of photovoltaic thermal system in combination with concentrating reflectors has a potential to significantly increase power production from a given solar cell area. The absorber of the combined photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) collector under investigation consists of a module of solar cells for generating electricity, compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) …
Published in Journal of Thermal Engineering and Applications · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 38–45 Read article
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Investigation of Parameters Determining Thermosyphon Flow-Velocity in a Simulated Solar Water Heater
Abstract: Real life experimental investigations that involve natural variables are essential and necessary in determining the performance characteristics of systems that depend on them but they are not easily repeatable under the same conditions. The alternative approach is the modelling and simulation of such systems. This work however, is concerned with the experimental investigation of the performance characteristics of thermosyphon solar water heating system using an electrically simulated collector. Heating rate …
Published in Recent Trends in Fluid Mechanics · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 23–28 Read article
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Soap Flotation: A Brief Review
Abstract: Homologues of fatty acids derived from vegetable oils/fats are used as collectors as such or as their soaps in the flotation of silicate/oxide/salt type minerals. Straight chain saturated fatty acid anions are envisaged to form compact adsorbed patches on the mineral surface which are more effective in imparting surface hydrophobicity to the minerals than the loose/fluffy patches formed by unsaturated fatty acid anions that are bent at the double bonds. …
Published in Journal of Modern Chemistry & Chemical Technology · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 5–8 Read article
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The Practical Use of Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Film for Development of New Technologies
Abstract: The use of cholesteric liquid crystal films, using the remarkable property of cholesteric liquid crystals to change their color at the temperature changes, is well known for measuring temperature, in medicine, in jewelry and so on. The article presents the practical use of cholesteric liquid crystal films in the developed musical color device, which “animates” the pattern with a multi-colored color in accordance with the frequency spectrum of the signal …
Published in Journal of Thin Films, Coating Science Technology & Application · Vol. 10, Issue 4, 2023 Read article
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PCM with Multiple Node Injections
Abstract: Phase-Changing Materials (PCM) are currently being investigated for use as heat storage in solar energy applications. To analyze the temperature profile, morphing tree structures are used to simulate the melting algorithm of Phase Changing Material with increasing branch numbers. The melting behavior is simulated for invading lines of heat, which range from single-lined, zero branch insertions, to insertions with two branched lines. The research aims to address the growing demand …
Published in Journal of Energy, Environment & Carbon Credits · Vol. 14, Issue 1, 2024 · pp. 2–7 Read article