Current progress in integrated solar desalination systems: Prospects from coupling configurations to energy conversion and desalination processes

SM Shalaby, FA Hammad, ME Zayed - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
In this work, the recent advances in solar-powered water desalination systems are reviewed
in detail. The recently published designs of solar-powered desalination systems such as …

[HTML][HTML] Critical issues on advancements and challenges in HDH desalination units

FA Essa, MM Othman, AS Abdullah… - Results in …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The development of sustainable water resources is an issue of great interest globally. To
meet the demand for freshwater, Humidification-Dehumidification (HDH) technology has …

Novel cylindrical solar still integrated with parabolic solar concentrators, vapor extraction fan, and nano-enhanced phase change material

MI Elamy, FA Essa, A Basem, SA Mohammed… - Desalination, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The world faces a growing water crisis due to a booming population and dwindling
freshwater reserves. This study explores innovative approaches to solar desalination by …

Productivity prediction of a spherical distiller using a machine learning model and triangulation topology aggregation optimizer

M Abd Elaziz, FA Essa, HA Khalil, MS El-Sebaey… - Desalination, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Solar stills offer a sustainable and environmentally friendly solution to water scarcity in
remote areas, but their limited productivity hinders their wider adoption. This study proposes …

Enhancing water evaporation rate in hemispherical solar distillers through innovative modifications and Nano-PCM integration

FA Essa, WH Alawee, AS Abdullah, SA Mohammed… - Solar Energy, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Solar distillers have been acknowledged as a promising solution to tackle water scarcity
challenges, particularly in regions with limited access to clean water, both in remote and …

[HTML][HTML] Innovative configurations for spherical solar distillation: ball rotation and preheating for improved productivity

FA Essa, ZM Omara, AH Elsheikh… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Solar stills are acknowledged as an environmentally friendly desalination method that
addresses water scarcity issues in remote areas; however, they contend with a productivity …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing rotating wick solar still performance with various porous breathable belt designs and nanofluid

AS Abdullah, L Hadj-Taieb, M Aljaghtham… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The freshwater shortage problem is increasing day after day. Solar stills are suitable devices
to overcome this problem for small families and remote areas. However, these devices suffer …

Light-trap** texture bio-hydrogel with anti-biofouling and antibacterial properties for efficient solar desalination

AM Saleque, MNAS Ivan, S Ahmed… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The light-trap** texture on the surface of the photothermal evaporator for an interfacial
steam generation has been largely overlooked so far. Here, we present a novel light …

Improving the drum solar still performance using corrugated drum and nano-based phase change material

AA Saeed, AM Alharthi, KM Aldosari… - Journal of Energy …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The problem of lack of safe drinking water is one of the problems that trouble governments
all over the world. There are many methods of desalinating sea water, including solar …

Performance prediction of a reverse osmosis unit using an optimized Long Short-term Memory model by hummingbird optimizer

FA Essa, M Abd Elaziz, MA Al-Betar… - Process Safety and …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The accessibility to freshwater suitable for human use is a modern problem in many
countries of the world. One of the well-known methods to overcome this problem is the …