The revalorization of solid wastes and by-products to be applied as particles in concentrated solar power (CSP) leads cost savings progresses toward more sustainable technology. Herein, the physicochemical, morphological, thermal, absorption properties are evaluated for electric arc furnace dust, black slag from steel industry, Gossan waste Rio Tinto mining industry. principal objectives this w...

Ceramics embedded phase change materials (PCMs) composites are promising candidates for high-temperature thermal energy storage due to good chemical stability and high shock resistance. However, the rate is severely restricted by low conductivity of composites. Here, we successfully achieve density compatible based on porous AlN-eutectic NaCl/LiNO3 Designed possess a ranging from 31.8 52.63 W/m...

A metamaterial composed of thin metallic strips as an efficient broadband absorber in the mid-infrared spectrum is investigated. Here matching between dielectric and geometrical properties individual elements critical to ensure high absorption. Detailed theoretical analysis based on electric dipole approximation performed characterize absorption scattering unit cell results are used design such...

Excitation of high-phase-speed Dyakonov surface waves guided by a surface-relief grating made uniaxial dielectric material was theoretically studied using the rigorous coupled-wave approach for illumination p - and/or s -polarized plane waves. The absorptance at fixed value f...

Solar thermal energy can be captured on absorbent surfaces, but coatings tend to deteriorate, due changes in hue, shocks, or detachment of all layers. There is a great challenge reducing the deterioration because environmental factors such as corrosion, impact, and dust control, among others. The interact with incident solar radiation transforming it heat energy, selectivity allows low emissivi...

The crucial role of capillary pumping has motivated recent innovations in porous wicking materials for many energy and environment applications. Herein, the wick-based liquid propagation along with a surface, including both macroscopic water transport behavior microscopic dynamics, group nanostructured surfaces, is investigated. These hybrid surfaces are fabricated scalable way by bonding coppe...

Both electrophotographic (laser) and inkjet technologies can generate artifacts that limit print quality. In this paper, we review our work with the use of image analysis to develop and parameterize printer models that form the basis for modifications to the print mechanism or rendering algorithm that can reduce these artifacts. 1. Printer technologies and artifacts that impact print quality Th...