• Hybrid Nanofluid in a Direct Absorption Solar Collector: Magnetite vs. Carbon Nanotubes Compete for Thermal Performance 

      Struchalin, Pavel; Kuzmenkov, Dmitrii M.; Yunin, Vladimir S.; Wang, Xinzhi; He, Yurong; Balakin, Boris (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The paper presents the experimental measurements of thermal efficiency of a tubular direct absorption solar collector (DASC) with a hybrid nanofluid based on magnetite (Fe3O4) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT). The ...
    • Solar-driven desalination using nanoparticles 

      Kuzmenkov, Dmitrii M.; Struchalin, Pavel G.; Olkhovskii, Andrey V.; Yunin, Vladimir S.; Kutsenko, Kirill V.; Balakin, Boris (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Due to the high light absorption and the possibility of localizing boiling to the interior of the receiver, nanoparticles are promising for solar-driven desalination. The paper presents an experimental study of the ...