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Technological Advances to Maximize Solar Collector Energy Output: A Review

Swapnil S. Salvi, Vishal Bhalla, Robert A. Taylor, Vikrant Khullar, Todd P. Otanicar, Patrick E. Phelan, Himanshu Tyagi
Journal: Journal of Electronic Packaging
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Review Articles
J. Electron. Packag. December 2018, 140(4): 040802.
Paper No: EP-18-1036
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4041219
Published Online: October 1, 2018
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Topics: Coatings, Solar collectors, Solar energy
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Solar Selective Volumetric Receivers for Harnessing Solar Thermal Energy

Vikrant Khullar, Himanshu Tyagi, Todd P. Otanicar, Yasitha L. Hewakuruppu, Robert A. Taylor
Journal: ASME Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research-Article
J. Heat Mass Transfer. June 2018, 140(6): 062702.
Paper No: HT-16-1837
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4039214
Published Online: April 11, 2018
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Topics: Absorption, Solar energy, Nanofluids, Nanoparticles, Temperature, Heat, Mirrors
Proceedings Papers

Solar Selective Volumetric Receivers for Harnessing Solar Thermal Energy

Vikrant Khullar, Himanshu Tyagi, Todd P. Otanicar, Yasitha L. Hewakuruppu, Robert A. Taylor
Proc. ASME. IMECE2016, Volume 6B: Energy, V06BT08A053, November 11–17, 2016
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2016-66599
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2016-66599
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Topics: Solar energy, Solar thermal power, Absorption, Cermets, Thermal efficiency, Borosilicate glasses, Emissions, Heat, Mirrors, Nanoparticles
Journal Articles

Theoretical Analysis and Testing of Nanofluids-Based Solar Photovoltaic/Thermal Hybrid Collector

Siddharth Saroha, Tarun Mittal, Poojan J. Modi, Vishal Bhalla, Vikrant Khullar, Himanshu Tyagi, Robert A. Taylor, Todd P. Otanicar
Journal: ASME Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research-Article
J. Heat Mass Transfer. September 2015, 137(9): 091015.
Paper No: HT-14-1251
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4030228
Published Online: September 1, 2015
View Article titled, Theoretical Analysis and Testing of Nanofluids-Based Solar Photovoltaic/Thermal Hybrid Collector
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Topics: Filters, Heat, Nanofluids, Nanoparticles, Solar energy, Temperature, Heat transfer, Silver, Fluids
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Numerical Study of Solar Photovoltaic/Thermal (PV/T) Hybrid Collector Using Nanofluids

Tarun Mittal, Siddharth Saroha, Vishal Bhalla, Vikrant Khullar, Himanshu Tyagi, Robert A. Taylor, Todd P. Otanicar
Proc. ASME. MNHMT2013, ASME 2013 4th International Conference on Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer, V001T02A007, December 11–14, 2013
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: MNHMT2013-22090
https://doi.org/10.1115/MNHMT2013-22090
View Paper titled, Numerical Study of Solar Photovoltaic/Thermal (PV/T) Hybrid Collector Using Nanofluids
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Topics: Nanofluids, Solar energy, Filters, Absorption spectra, Cycles, Design, Energy gap, Flat plates, Heat, Heating
Proceedings Papers

Space Cooling Using the Concept of Nanofluids-Based Direct Absorption Solar Collectors

Vivek Vishwakarma, Nitin Singhal, Vikrant Khullar, Himanshu Tyagi, Robert A. Taylor, Todd P. Otanicar, Ankur Jain
Proc. ASME. IMECE2012, Volume 7: Fluids and Heat Transfer, Parts A, B, C, and D, 2769-2777, November 9–15, 2012
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2012-87726
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2012-87726
View Paper titled, Space Cooling Using the Concept of Nanofluids-Based Direct Absorption Solar Collectors
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Topics: Absorption, Cooling, Nanofluids, Solar collectors, Air conditioning, Nanoparticles, Refrigeration, Vapors, Parabolic troughs, Sunlight
Proceedings Papers

Plasmon-Enhanced Properties of Metallic Nanostructures and Their Application to Direct Solar Absorption Receivers

Wei Lv, Todd P. Otanicar, Patrick E. Phelan, Robert A. Taylor, Rajasekaran Swaminathan, Ravi S. Prasher
Proc. ASME. HT2012, Volume 1: Heat Transfer in Energy Systems; Theory and Fundamental Research; Aerospace Heat Transfer; Gas Turbine Heat Transfer; Transport Phenomena in Materials Processing and Manufacturing; Heat and Mass Transfer in Biotechnology; Environmental Heat Transfer; Visualization of Heat Transfer; Education and Future Directions in Heat Transfer, 135-143, July 8–12, 2012
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: HT2012-58183
https://doi.org/10.1115/HT2012-58183
View Paper titled, Plasmon-Enhanced Properties of Metallic Nanostructures and Their Application to Direct Solar Absorption Receivers
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Topics: Absorption, Nanostructures , Plasmons (Physics), Solar energy, Metals, Nanofluids, Resonance, Cross section (Physics), Electromagnetic radiation, Electromagnetic scattering
Proceedings Papers

Temperature Dependent Optical Properties of Nanoparticle Suspensions

Todd P. Otanicar, Brian T. Higgins, Steven Brunter, Patrick E. Phelan, Lenore Dai, Rajasekaran Swaminathan
Proc. ASME. HT2012, Volume 1: Heat Transfer in Energy Systems; Theory and Fundamental Research; Aerospace Heat Transfer; Gas Turbine Heat Transfer; Transport Phenomena in Materials Processing and Manufacturing; Heat and Mass Transfer in Biotechnology; Environmental Heat Transfer; Visualization of Heat Transfer; Education and Future Directions in Heat Transfer, 145-150, July 8–12, 2012
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: HT2012-58188
https://doi.org/10.1115/HT2012-58188
View Paper titled, Temperature Dependent Optical Properties of Nanoparticle Suspensions
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Topics: Nanoparticles, Temperature, Temperature effects, Biomedical imaging, Electromagnetic scattering, Particle size, Radiation scattering, Refractive index, Scattering (Physics), Solar energy
Proceedings Papers

Classification of Commercial Building Electrical Demand Profiles for Energy Storage Applications

Anthony R. Florita, Larry J. Brackney, Todd P. Otanicar, Jeffrey Robertson
Proc. ASME. ES2012, ASME 2012 6th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, Parts A and B, 1041-1050, July 23–26, 2012
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2012-91252
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2012-91252
View Paper titled, Classification of Commercial Building Electrical Demand Profiles for Energy Storage Applications
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Topics: Commercial construction, Energy storage, Structures, Wavelets, Databases, Energy consumption, Entropy, Feature extraction, Power grids, Simulation
Proceedings Papers

Surface Plasmon Resonance Shifts of a Dispersion of Core-Shell Nanoparticles for Efficient Solar Absorption

Wei Lv, Todd P. Otanicar, Patrick E. Phelan, Lenore Dai, Robert A. Taylor, Rajasekaran Swaminathan
Proc. ASME. MNHMT2012, ASME 2012 Third International Conference on Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer, 191-199, March 3–6, 2012
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: MNHMT2012-75090
https://doi.org/10.1115/MNHMT2012-75090
View Paper titled, Surface Plasmon Resonance Shifts of a Dispersion of Core-Shell Nanoparticles for Efficient Solar Absorption
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Topics: Absorption, Nanoparticles, Shells, Solar energy, Surface plasmon resonance, Plasmons (Physics), Resonance, Disperse systems, Wavelength, Design
Proceedings Papers

Solar Energy Harvesting Using Nanofluids-Based Concentrating Solar Collector

Vikrant Khullar, Himanshu Tyagi, Patrick E. Phelan, Todd P. Otanicar, Harjit Singh, Robert A. Taylor
Proc. ASME. MNHMT2012, ASME 2012 Third International Conference on Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer, 259-267, March 3–6, 2012
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: MNHMT2012-75329
https://doi.org/10.1115/MNHMT2012-75329
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Topics: Nanofluids, Solar collectors, Solar energy, Fluids, Heat transfer, Absorption, Convection, Flow (Dynamics), Nanoparticles, Solar radiation
Journal Articles

Classification of Commercial Building Electrical Demand Profiles for Energy Storage Applications

Anthony R. Florita, Larry J. Brackney, Todd P. Otanicar, Jeffrey Robertson
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research-Article
J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2013, 135(3): 031020.
Paper No: SOL-12-1187
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4024029
Published Online: June 11, 2013
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Topics: Commercial construction, Energy storage, Entropy, Structures, Wavelets, Signals
Journal Articles

Solar Energy Harvesting Using Nanofluids-Based Concentrating Solar Collector

Vikrant Khullar, Himanshu Tyagi, Patrick E. Phelan, Todd P. Otanicar, Harjit Singh, Robert A. Taylor
Journal: Journal of Nanotechnology in Engineering and Medicine
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research-Article
J. Nanotechnol. Eng. Med. August 2012, 3(3): 031003.
Paper No: NANO-12-1036
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4007387
Published Online: January 18, 2013
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Topics: Fluids, Nanofluids, Solar collectors, Solar energy, Solar radiation, Thermal efficiency, Nanoparticles, Temperature, Heat transfer
Journal Articles

Multifunctional Core-Shell Nanoparticle Suspensions for Efficient Absorption

Wei Lv, Patrick E. Phelan, Rajasekaran Swaminathan, Todd P. Otanicar, Robert A. Taylor
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research-Article
J. Sol. Energy Eng. May 2013, 135(2): 021004.
Paper No: SOL-12-1108
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4007845
Published Online: November 21, 2012
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Topics: Absorption, Nanoparticles, Shells, Solar energy, Particulate matter
Journal Articles

Band-Gap Tuned Direct Absorption for a Hybrid Concentrating Solar Photovoltaic/Thermal System

Todd P. Otanicar, Ihtesham Chowdhury, Ravi Prasher, Patrick E. Phelan
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Sol. Energy Eng. November 2011, 133(4): 041014.
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4004708
Published Online: October 18, 2011
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Topics: Energy gap, Filters, Fluids, Solar energy, Temperature, Thermal systems, Modeling, Cooling, Absorption
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Spatially Varying Extinction Coefficient for Direct Absorption Solar Thermal Collector Optimization

Todd P. Otanicar, Patrick E. Phelan, Robert A. Taylor, Himanshu Tyagi
Journal: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Technical Briefs
J. Sol. Energy Eng. May 2011, 133(2): 024501.
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4003679
Published Online: March 22, 2011
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Topics: Absorption, Fluids, Solar collectors, Solar energy
Proceedings Papers

Nanofluid Extinction Coefficients for Photothermal Energy Conversion

Robert A. Taylor, Patrick E. Phelan, Ronald Adrian, Ravi Prasher, Todd P. Otanicar
Proc. ASME. AJTEC2011, ASME/JSME 2011 8th Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, T30073, March 13–17, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: AJTEC2011-44124
https://doi.org/10.1115/AJTEC2011-44124
View Paper titled, Nanofluid Extinction Coefficients for Photothermal Energy Conversion
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Topics: Energy conversion, Nanofluids, Nanoparticles
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Enhancing the Heat Transfer in Energy Systems From a Volumetric Approach

Todd P. Otanicar
Proc. ASME. AJTEC2011, ASME/JSME 2011 8th Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, T30074, March 13–17, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: AJTEC2011-44170
https://doi.org/10.1115/AJTEC2011-44170
View Paper titled, Enhancing the Heat Transfer in Energy Systems From a Volumetric Approach
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Topics: Energy / power systems, Heat transfer, Convection, Fluids, Heat, Heat conduction, Nanoparticles, Radiation (Physics), Energy conversion, Flat plates
Proceedings Papers

Band-Gap Tuned Direct Absorption for Hybrid Concentrating Solar Photovoltaic/Thermal System

Todd P. Otanicar, Ihtesham Chowdhury, Ravi Prasher, Patrick E. Phelan
Proc. ASME. AJTEC2011, ASME/JSME 2011 8th Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, T20046, March 13–17, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: AJTEC2011-44132
https://doi.org/10.1115/AJTEC2011-44132
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Topics: Absorption, Energy gap, Solar energy, Thermal systems, Fluids, Temperature, Cooling, Design, Filters, Low temperature
Proceedings Papers

Tuning the Extinction Coefficient for Direct Absorption Solar Thermal Collector Optimization

Todd P. Otanicar, Patrick E. Phelan, Robert A. Taylor, Himanshu Tyagi
Proc. ASME. ES2010, ASME 2010 4th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, Volume 1, 819-824, May 17–22, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2010-90022
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2010-90022
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Topics: Absorption, Optimization, Solar collectors, Design, Energy conversion, Solar energy