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 …

A review of techniques for simultaneous enhancement of evaporation and condensation rates in solar stills

S Shoeibi, N Rahbar, AA Esfahlani… - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the recent years, a great deal of research has been conducted on various parameters
of solar stills owing to their low cost of water production rate and feasibility of use in the most …

Improving the performance of a parabolic concentrator solar tracking-tubular solar still (PCST-TSS) using gravel as a sensible heat storage material

M Elashmawy - Desalination, 2020 - Elsevier
This study describes the effect of using locally available gravel as a sensible heat storage
material on the performance of tubular solar still equipped with a parabolic concentrator …

Thermal performance and exergy analysis of solar stills–A review

SW Sharshir, AH Elsheikh, G Peng, N Yang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Over recent decades, the global demand for freshwater is increasing rapidly; however, the
supply of freshwater is limited. Solar still (SS) is a valuable solar device that is used for …

Effect of nanofluids on the performance of passive double slope solar still: a comparative study using characteristic curve

L Sahota, GN Tiwari - Desalination, 2016 - Elsevier
Nanofluids are proficient heat transfer carriers for harvesting thermal energy in solar thermal
applications. In recent times, nanofluids have been utilized in solar thermal research …

An experimental investigation of a parabolic concentrator solar tracking system integrated with a tubular solar still

M Elashmawy - Desalination, 2017 - Elsevier
This study describes the performance of three different experiments under the climatic
conditions of Hail city (27.5° N, 41.7° E) in Saudi Arabia by using a tubular solar still (TSS) …

Performance analysis of modified basin type double slope multi–wick solar still

P Pal, P Yadav, R Dev, D Singh - Desalination, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper presents an outlook to enhance the productivity of a basin type double slope
multi–wick solar still by introducing the wicks. The experimental data for different months are …

Investigation of conical passive solar still by incorporating energy metrics, efficiency, and sensitivity analyses for sustainable solar distillation

G Singh, PK Singh, A Saxena, N Kumar… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
The application of solar energy technology to solve the freshwater scarcity problem of
society will contribute to the sustainable development goal of the United Nations. It will also …

Parameters affecting the performance of a low cost solar still

A Ahsan, M Imteaz, UA Thomas, M Azmi, A Rahman… - Applied energy, 2014 - Elsevier
This study aims at develo** a low cost technique to be used in rural and coastal areas for
converting saline water into potable water using solar energy. A triangular solar still (TrSS) …

Role of nanomaterials on solar desalination systems: a review

TS Gajbhiye, SN Waghmare, PM Sirsat, P Borkar… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of nanotechnology in various fields has garnered significant attention in recent
years. One area where nanotechnology could prove particularly beneficial is in improvement …