A comprehensive review of direct solar desalination techniques and its advancements

VK Chauhan, SK Shukla, JV Tirkey… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Demand of fresh water is rising continuously because of increase in population. This has
created an undue burden on limited reserves of fresh water. Desalination is one of the …

A review of efficient high productivity solar stills

T Arunkumar, K Raj, DDW Rufuss… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Fresh water is an indispensable resource, which is getting contaminated. The shortage of
freshwater has been identified as a crucial issue all around the world. Solar desalination is …

Productivity prediction of a spherical distiller using a machine learning model and triangulation topology aggregation optimizer

M Abd Elaziz, FA Essa, HA Khalil, MS El-Sebaey… - Desalination, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Solar stills offer a sustainable and environmentally friendly solution to water scarcity in
remote areas, but their limited productivity hinders their wider adoption. This study proposes …

[HTML][HTML] An experimental comparison study between four different designs of solar stills

HM Hussen, MM Younes, WH Alawee… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
In this experimental work, four different solar stills (SSs) have been tested. The SS systems
are conventional SS (CSS), Double Slope SS (DSSS), Pyramid SS (PSS) and Tubular SS …

Utilizing the dangled jute cords, reflectors, and condensation cycle to improve the double sloped distiller performance

WH Alawee, SA Mohammed, AS Abdullah, A Basem… - Solar Energy, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The global water scarcity issue affects various regions, especially those distant from urban
centers, making solar stills a vital solution. However, these systems suffer from limited …

Effects of nanoparticle-enhanced phase change material (NPCM) on solar still productivity

DDW Rufuss, L Suganthi, S Iniyan… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
This paper investigates the effects of nanoparticle-enhanced phase change material
(NPCM) on solar still operation and performance. Technical and economic aspects were …

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 …

Augmenting the distillate yield of cords pyramid distiller with baffles within compartments

WH Alawee, AS Abdullah, SA Mohammed… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Although solar still is an alternative solution to the shortage of potable water (for some
applications), they suffer from low output yield. This paper aims at improving the …

Improving the freshwater production from tubular solar still using sensible heat storage materials

RK Sambare, S Joshi, NC Kanojiya - Thermal Science and Engineering …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Higher productivity is considered an important parameter of solar still performance; tubular
solar still (TSS) is being explored as a popular technique for improved productivity in recent …

Employing a vertical wick, reflector, and Nano phase change material to improve the thermo-economic performance of a tubular solar still

MM Younes, ZM Omara, MI Amro, G Hamisa - Journal of Energy Storage, 2023‏ - Elsevier
There is an increasing lack of drinkable water as a result of increased industry and
population expansion, which has prompted scientists to arise with creative solutions to this …