Advances in active solar water stills for sustainable brine and wastewater Treatment: A comprehensive review

A Faddouli, A Bouazza, K Khaless, R Benhida… - Solar Energy, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The utilization of external agents is crucial in enhancing the production of active solar water
stills. This analysis highlights the importance of incorporating external solar thermal …

[HTML][HTML] A case study on single basin solar still augmented with wax filled metallic cylinders

P Dumka, K Gajula, K Sharma, DR Mishra… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
This experimental study introduces a novel approach to enhancing solar still performance
through the integration of wax-filled rods, marking a significant advancement in solar …

Energy, exergy, economic and environmental analyses of single slope solar still employing cylindrical cement fins and wick material for thermal energy storage

V Kumar, B Das, R Gupta - Journal of Energy Storage, 2025‏ - Elsevier
In this work, a novel sensible heat storage material is made of cylindrical cement fins and
wrapped in black cotton cloth to augment the outcomes of a single slope solar still. Four …

An innovative solar still design integrated with radiative cooling for sustainable, passive, all-day freshwater harvesting: A comprehensive study

H Aghakhani, M Saffar-Avval… - … Energy Technologies and …, 2025‏ - Elsevier
This study investigates the application of radiative cooling, a cutting-edge approach gaining
significant attention, to enhance condensation efficiency in solar stills, addressing the …

Optimizing conical solar still performance: The impact of broken glass color on distillate yield, energy, exergy efficiency, and economic viability

MM Abdel-Aziz, MEH Attia - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2025‏ - Elsevier
This study investigates the effects of incorporating broken glass waste of varying colors:
brown, green, blue, and transparent on the thermal efficiency, water yield, and economic …

[HTML][HTML] New design of solar still hybridized internally with solar collector to improve productivity

Y Saada, Z Korichi, A Souigat, D Slimani… - Desalination and Water …, 2025‏ - Elsevier
This study presents the development and performance evaluation of an improved solar still
incorporating a solar collector (metal plate) into a monoclinic solar still design. Comparative …

Conventional Solar Still Augmented with Saltwater Bottles: An Experimental Study

P Dumka, N Pandey, DR Mishra - Journal of Solar Energy Research, 2024‏ - jser.ut.ac.ir
This article presents advancements in the working of Single slope conventional solar still
(CSS) through the integration of saltwater bottles. The saltwater contained within these …

Performance enhancement of single slope solar still with sensible heat storage system: An experimental investigation under climatic conditions of Northeast India

V Kumar, B Das, R Gupta - Journal of Solar …, 2025‏ - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This study conducts an experimental assessment to investigate the influence of black gravel
and cylindrical cement fins as thermal heat storage materials in a single-slope solar still. The …

[PDF][PDF] Exploring the influence of hanging wicks on solar still productivity

P Dumkaa, DR Mishraa, R Chauhanb - I Tech Mag, 2024‏ - itechmag.org
Water stands as the essence of human existence, an essential element whose scarcity
poses a threat to life on our planet. Unfortunately, this crucial resource is dwindling rapidly …

Performance Prediction of Conventional and Modified Solar Stills Using Levenberg Marquardt Algorithm-Based Artificial Neural Network Model: An Experimental and …

R Chauhan, S Sharma, R Pachauri - Journal of Solar Energy Research, 2024‏ - jser.ut.ac.ir
A neural network (ANN) model employing the Levenberg-Marquardt (LM) algorithm was
formulated and employed to study the functionality of both conventional (CSS) and modified …