Riyadh Ibraheem Ahmed

Solar air collectors have been used in a variety of industrial applications, prompting a study and summary of various studies on the topic. Solar collectors’ exceptional energy conversion and storage outputs have piqued curiosity in the field of energy research. The current review study focuses on solar thermal application advancements and provides an overview of thermal energy storage devices and solar collectors. This paper presents and discusses a variety of solar collectors, both concentrating and non-concentrating. The energy storage media utilized in these plants, phase change material with melting temperatures exceeding 300°C, was exam-ined. The goal of this study is to provide the necessary information for advanced investiga-tions in the development of cost-effective high-temperature thermal storage systems. Finally, a summary of the presentation, as well as potential solar power plants are reviewed.

The present work carries out a three-dimensional numerical analysis study of Aluminium Nitride (AlN)-water hybrid nanofluid enhanced heat transfer in laminar forced convection flow heat exchanger with four different channels, flat, backward facing step, triangle and trapezoidal facing step channels. The influence of different Reynolds number (100≤ Re ≤1500) and different solid nanoparticles volume fraction (1% and 4%) on the heat transfer and fluid flow were numerically investigated. The numerical analysis was carried out by using a laminar model of ANSYS-Fluent CFD code and the governing equations were resolved using the finite volume method. The results indicate that the thermal conductivity of the nanofluids increases with the increase values of both the nanoparticles volume fractions and Reynolds number, compared with base fluids. Likewise, the pressure drop showed slightly increased due to the increased of both parameters. The use of high nanoparticles volume fractions (4% volume) nanofluid corresponded with the use of four different channel designs resulted in heat transfer augmentation about 30% when compared to that pure water for the trapezoidal channel.

Capitalizing on the basic fundamental principles, the Fluid Dynamics and Flight Mechanics of a semi-spherical Coandă MAV configurations are revisited and analyzed as a baseline. A mathematical model for a spherical Coandă MAV in hover and translatory motion is developed and analyzed from first physical principles. To gain further insight into the prevailing flow field around a Coandă MAV, as well as to verify the theoretical prediction presented in the work, a computational fluid dynamic CFD simulations for a Coandă MAV generic model are elaborated. The mathematical model and derived performance measures are shown to be capable in describing the physical phenomena of the flow field of the semi-spherical Coandă MAV. The relationships between the relevant parameters of the mathematical model of the Coandă MAV to the forces acting on it are elaborated subsequently.

The paper establishes the basic working relationships among various relevant variables and parameters governing the aerodynamics forces and performance measures of Coandă MAV in hover and translatory motion. With such motivation, capitalizing on the basic fundamental principles, the Fluid Dynamics and Flight Mechanics of semi-spherical Coandă MAV configurations are revisited and analyzed as a baseline. To gain better understanding on the principle of Coandă MAV lift generation, a mathematical model for a spherical Coandă MAV is developed and analyzed from first physical principles. To gain further insight into the prevailing flow field around a Coandă MAV, as well as to verify the theoretical prediction presented in the work, a computational fluid dynamic CFD simulation for a Coandă MAV generic model are elaborated using commercial software FLUENT^®. In addition, the equation of motion for translatory motion of Coandă MAV is elaborated. The mathematical model and derived performance measures are shown to be capable in describing the physical phenomena of the flow field of the semi-spherical Coandă MAV. The relationships between the relevant parameters of the mathematical model of the Coandă MAV to the forces acting on it are elaborated subsequently.