[HTML][HTML] Recent advancements in applications of encapsulated phase change materials for solar energy systems: A state of the art review

S Shoeibi, F Jamil, SM Parsa, S Mehdi… - Journal of Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent decades, solar energy systems have played an increasingly important role in
human societies, including support of the supply of drinking water, hot water, and electricity …

Augmentation and evaluation of solar still performance: a comprehensive review

A Elsheikh, KA Hammoodi, AMM Ibrahim, AHI Mourad… - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar desalination is an eco-friendly technique for freshwater supply in arid regions, thus
becoming more and more promising. Solar desalination could fulfill the requirements of the …

Performance evaluation of solar still using energy storage biomaterial with porous surface: An experimental study and environmental analysis

R Dhivagar, S Shoeibi, SM Parsa, S Hoseinzadeh… - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of energy storage material can have a significant influence on the water productivity
of solar still. Water productivity by solar energy and without environmental pollution are the …

Thermo-economic performance improvement of hemispherical solar still using wick material with V-corrugated basin and two different energy storage materials

SW Sharshir, MA Omara, G Elsisi, A Joseph… - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar still is a develo** solar desalination method that has been introduced to face the
shortage of freshwater with low energy consumption. However, this method is challenged by …

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 …

Applicability of mono-nanofluid and hybrid-nanofluid as a technique to improve the performance of solar still: A critical review

KV Modi, PR Patel, SK Patel - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
The worldwide scarcity of potable water is the prime issue in the current scenario that led
researchers to search for an alternative solution. The availability of water on Earth in the sea …

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 …

Novel design of double slope solar distiller with prismatic absorber basin, linen wicks, and dual parallel spraying nozzles: experimental investigation and energic …

ME Zayed, A Kamal, MR Diab, FA Essa, OL Muskens… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Increasing the evaporation zone inside the solar distiller (SD) is a pivotal method for
augmenting its freshwater production. Hence, in this work, a newly designed prismatic …

Assessment of thermoeconomic and thermoenvironmental impacts of a novel solar desalination system using a heat pump, evacuated tubes, cover cooling, and …

SW Sharshir, AW Kandeal, A Joseph… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Various desalination methods have been introduced to address the growing demand for
freshwater. Among these methods, solar stills have emerged as one of the simplest …

Improved thermo-economic performance of solar desalination via copper chips, nanofluid, and nano-based phase change material

AW Kandeal, NM El-Shafai, MR Abdo, AK Thakur… - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, the performance of a modified double slope still (MDSSS) was evaluated
compared to conventional single slope one (CSS). The modifications depended on different …