[HTML][HTML] Enhancing the performance of tubular solar stills for water purification: a comprehensive review and comparative analysis of methodologies and materials

AS Abdullah, FA Essa, H Panchal, WH Alawee… - Results in …, 2024 - Elsevier
This research paper presents a comprehensive review and comparative analysis aimed at
enhancing the performance of tubular solar stills for water purification. As the global demand …

A thermodynamic review on solar stills

A Saxena, E Cuce, AE Kabeel, M Abdelgaied, V Goel - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The supply and quality of water is still a problem in undeveloped or develo** nations.
Researchers from different countries have developed various distillation or desalination …

Improving the trays solar still performance using reflectors and phase change material with nanoparticles

AS Abdullah, FA Essa, HB Bacha, ZM Omara - Journal of Energy Storage, 2020 - Elsevier
The potable water shortage is a big problem facing the governments and decision-makers
everywhere. Solar distiller is one of the techniques that participate in solving this problem. In …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental investigation of convex tubular solar still performance using wick and nanocomposites

FA Essa, WH Alawee, SA Mohammed… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, the performance of tubular solar still (TSS) was aimed to be improved
experimentally. Increasing the surface area inside the solar still is a main parameter of its …

Performance enhancement of tubular solar still using nano-enhanced energy storage material integrated with v-corrugated aluminum basin, wick, and nanofluid

GB Abdelaziz, AM Algazzar, EMS El-Said… - Journal of Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Herein, five alternative combinations were applied on and under the still basin to enhance
tubular solar still performance. Firstly, using a v-corrugated aluminum basin. Secondly …

Enhancement of hemispherical solar still productivity using iron, zinc and copper trays

MEH Attia, AE Kabeel, M Abdelgaied, FA Essa… - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In this manuscript, a hemispherical solar still with different metal trays (copper, zinc, and
iron) painted with black was studied experimentally. Four hemispherical solar stills were …

Augmentation of the tubular distiller performance via hot air injection from a parabolic trough collector, nanocoating, and nanofluid

AW Kandeal, AA El-Naggar, MR Sharaby, SW Sharshir… - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Nowadays, due to freshwater scarcity intensifying, researchers are actively seeking to
improve solar desalination, a technology with immense potential, but there are still …

Improving the performance of tubular solar still using rotating drum–experimental and theoretical investigation

FA Essa, AS Abdullah, ZM Omara - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the current work, we introduced, experimentally and theoretically, a modified technique of
reducing the water depth as much as possible inside the tubular solar still using a rotating …

A thermo-economic study of tubular solar distillers with V-corrugated basin and reflective mirrors

AE Kabeel, M Abdelgaied, AR Abd Elbar, GB Abdelaziz… - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The advantage of the tubular solar still is the large receiving and condensation area that
characterizes the performance of the distiller. This study aims to achieve the maximum …

Performance improvement of a tubular solar still using V-corrugated absorber with wick materials: Numerical and experimental investigations

AE Kabeel, K Harby, M Abdelgaied, A Eisa - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Tubular solar still is characterized by having a large condensing and receiving surface area
compared to traditional single slope solar still. The present study aims to enhance the …