A comprehensive review of fresh water production from atmospheric air–techniques, challenges and opportunities

A Agrawal, A Kumar - Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2024 - Springer
The rapid expansion of human populations and industrial activity worldwide has led to a
severe scarcity of fresh water, presenting a pressing issue that demands attention. While …

A comprehensive review of contemporary developments in cooking vessel design for sustainable solar cooking: Emphasis on economic feasibility and CO2 mitigation …

BG Venkateshwaran, G Kumaresan, R Santosh, S Arun… - Solar Energy, 2025 - Elsevier
The depletion of fossil fuels and the impacts of climatic changes drive humanity towards
renewable energy sources. Being abundant, solar energy has become appropriate for …

Analysis of exergy in a dimple-roughened solar thermal collector using MATLAB simulation

R Kumar, M Sethi, A Thakur, A Rana, V Goel… - Journal of Thermal …, 2025 - Springer
In the current study, the performance of a dimple-roughened solar thermal collector
(DRSTC) is investigated within a (\({\text {Re}} _ {\text {xx}}\)) range that spans from 3000 to …

Solar driven atmospheric water harvesting system with integration of desiccant wheel and desiccant bed: An experimental investigation

PK Kushwaha, A Kumar, R Choudhary - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar-driven atmospheric water harvesting (SDAWH) presents a promising solution to
address water scarcity issues, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions where conventional …

The apparatus for atmospheric water harvesting in an arid climate-Prototype design and testing in laboratory conditions

V Zmrhal, T Matuška, B Šourek - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The paper describes the development of a prototype system for water extraction from the air.
The aim was to develop a device that allows one to autonomously obtain, without the need …

Effect of ambient conditions on the performance of solar-powered atmospheric water harvesting system based on desiccant wheel: An experimental investigation

PK Kushwaha, A Kumar - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2025 - Elsevier
The whole world is facing a serious freshwater crisis as the existing sources are rapidly
depleting. There is an urgent need to explore a new and sustainable source of potable water …

Thermo-economic analysis of a hybrid atmospheric water generator (AWG): a case study in Mashhad, Iran

M Kazemi, R Barati, A Kianifar - Journal of Thermal Analysis and …, 2024 - Springer
In arid and semi-arid regions with low relative humidity, it is difficult to obtain drinking water
from the air humidity. The water supply in Mashhad faces many challenges. The water …

Performance enhancement using novel hybrid rotary desiccant wheels having non-homogeneous mixture of multiple desiccant layers

S Muthu, SN - International Journal for Computational Methods in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Comfortability of human beings is increasing day by day which leads the researchers to look
for various innovative potential solutions in the air conditioning system. The desiccant …