An extensive review of performance enhancement techniques for pyramid solar still for solar thermal applications

G Angappan, S Pandiaraj, H Panchal, T Kathiresan… - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the rapid increase on world population, the demand for potable water is also getting
increased. The solar distillation process is one among the prominent options, for those …

Factors affecting solar stills productivity and improvement techniques: a detailed review

SW Sharshir, N Yang, G Peng, AE Kabeel - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
The worldwide request for portable water is continuously growing because of industrial,
population and agricultural growth, the result is water leaks that have already reached …

Enhancing the solar still performance using nanofluids and glass cover cooling: experimental study

SW Sharshir, G Peng, L Wu, N Yang, FA Essa… - Applied thermal …, 2017 - Elsevier
The use of graphite and copper oxide micro-flakes with different concentrations, different
basin water depths, and different film cooling flow rates is experimentally investigated in an …

Combined influence of fin, phase change material, wick, and external condenser on the thermal performance of a double slope solar still

SS Tuly, MS Rahman, MRI Sarker, RA Beg - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
This study focuses on the enhancement of potable water productivity of an active double
slope modified solar still (SS) considering the combined effect of solid rectangular fin …

Effect of using nanofluids and providing vacuum on the yield of corrugated wick solar still

ZM Omara, AE Kabeel, FA Essa - Energy conversion and management, 2015 - Elsevier
Purifying water using solar energy is a suitable green technique for rejecting salts from
saline water. Solar stills are famous and simple devices for sea water desalination but their …

A novel energy storage system for latent heat recovery in solar still using phase change material and pulsating heat pipe

P Khalilmoghadam, A Rajabi-Ghahnavieh, MB Shafii - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, a latent heat storage unit and built-in condenser were integrated with a solar
still. Storage of dissipated latent heat of vapor during the day and using it after sunset …

Improving the performance of solar still by using nanofluids and providing vacuum

AE Kabeel, ZM Omara, FA Essa - Energy conversion and management, 2014 - Elsevier
The experimental modifications were carried out into the conventional solar still,
considerably increasing the distillate water productivity. The effects of using different types of …

Numerical investigation of modified solar still using nanofluids and external condenser

AE Kabeel, ZM Omara, FA Essa - Journal of the Taiwan Institute of …, 2017 - Elsevier
The effects of using nanofluids and integrating the solar still with external condenser have
been studied numerically. The performance of the modified desalination system is evaluated …

Performance analysis of solar stills based on various factors affecting the productivity—a review

V Velmurugan, K Srithar - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
Although, more than two-thirds of the Earth is covered by water, shortage of potable water is
a serious issue that many countries suffer from. Furthermore, the worldwide rapid growth of …

Improving the basin type solar still performances using a vertical rotating wick

Z Haddad, A Chaker, A Rahmani - Desalination, 2017 - Elsevier
In the present work, an attempt is made to enhance the productivity of the conventional basin
type solar still using a Vertical Rotating Wick (VRW). A rotating black wick belt is integrated …