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 …

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 …

Natural fibers for enhanced efficiency and sustainability in solar desalination: A review

M Egiza, MR Diab, N Faisal, AH Elsheikh - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Global water scarcity, accelerated by inefficient wastewater treatment and the high cost of
conventional desalination technologies such as reverse osmosis, necessitates sustainable …

Enhanced water production in pyramid solar stills: Utilizing suspended trays, fogging system, and forced condensation

FA Essa, B Saleh, AA Algethami, AH Elsheikh… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
This work investigated how to improve the thermal efficiency of pyramid distiller (PSD). A
modified PSD (MPSD) was constructed with suspended trays (4-cm width) on three vertical …

4E assessment of pyramid distiller performance utilizing V-corrugated wick material and TiO2 nanoparticles with hybrid solar heating

AA Al-Nagdy, MA Omara, SA Sobhy, GB Abdelaziz - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aims to increase freshwater productivity and thermal performance while
improving the economic determinant of the traditional square pyramid distiller. The study …

Numerical and experimental investigation of floating wick solar still with a porous-media system

MR Karami, S Saffar-Avval, M Shokri, H Aghakhani… - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Wick-based solar desalination and solar-driven interfacial evaporation have attracted
significant attention for their high efficiency in evaporation and salt removal. This study …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal performance evaluation of the parabolic trough solar collector using nanofluids: a case study in the desert of Algeria

A Benrezkallah, Y Marif, ME Soudani… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The use of Parabolic Trough Solar Collector (PTSC) is currently the best option for
widespread application in industries operating at temperatures from 60 to 400° C. Numerous …

Synthesis of aqueous NiFe2O4-Fe3O4 hybrid magnetic nanofluids and investigation on electrical conducting behaviour

R Kirithiga, J Hemalatha - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2024 - Elsevier
Highly stable aqueous magnetic mono nanofluids of nickel ferrite (NiFe 2 O 4), magnetite
(Fe 3 O 4), and hybrid magnetic nanofluids of NiFe 2 O 4-Fe 3 O 4 are synthesized through a …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing the thermal conductivity and stability of cuprous oxide nanofluids: Ribose-mediated single step chemical synthesis for solar energy applications

DK Bhat, SP Kumar, US Shenoy - Nano Trends, 2025 - Elsevier
The efficiency of photovoltaic (PV) panels can be compromised by rising temperatures,
prompting extensive research into thermal management strategies aimed at maximizing …

Numerical investigation of electromagnetic [Cu + TiO2/H2O]h hybrid nanofluid flow with solar radiation over an exponential stretching surface

B Venkateswarlu, SW Joo, N Nagendra… - Asia‐Pacific Journal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The idea of a hybrid nanofluid (HNF) has sparked curiosity among many scientists because
of its ability to enhance thermal characteristics, leading to elevated rates of heat transfer …