Renewable energy integration in water desalination: State-of-the-art review and comparative analysis

B Tashtoush, W Alyahya, M Al Ghadi, J Al-Omari… - Applied Energy, 2023‏ - Elsevier
This paper offers a comprehensive overview of advanced water desalination systems
powered by renewable energy sources, specifically focusing on developments in the past …

Solar thermal feed preheating techniques integrated with membrane distillation for seawater desalination applications: Recent advances, retrofitting performance …

SA El-Agouz, ME Zayed, AMA Ghazala… - Process Safety and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is a promising technology for seawater desalination, integrating
the advantages of both membrane segregation and thermal distillation. High energy …

An efficient and economic evacuated U-tube solar collector powered air gap membrane distillation hybrid system for seawater desalination

C Lai, H Zhang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Solar-powered membrane distillation is a promising desalination technology that can
provide accessible and reliable freshwater for coastal and island households. However …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental investigation of two novel arrangements of air gap membrane distillation module with heat recovery

Y Elhenawy, GH Moustafa, SMS Abdel-Hamid… - Energy Reports, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Experimental investigations of an air gap membrane distillation (AGMD) unit were carried
out to study the energy-saving by heat recovery. The spiral air gap membrane module in the …

New hybrid concentrated photovoltaic/membrane distillation unit for simultaneous freshwater and electricity production

M Rabie, AYM Ali, EM Abo-Zahhad, MF Elkady… - Desalination, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Traditional photovoltaic-thermal desalination systems often rely on electricity to power
pumps which can reduce the amount of electricity available for other practices. The current …

Effect of channel height on the overall performance of direct contact membrane distillation

M Rabie, MF Elkady, AH El-Shazly - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Temperature polarization is a crucial issue in the application of the membrane distillation
technique, as it can significantly affect its entire performance. Experimental and numerical …

Numerical investigation and optimisation of flat plate solar collectors using two swarm-based metaheuristic algorithms

A Maji, T Deshamukhya, G Choubey - Engineering Analysis with Boundary …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
In the present work, four flat-plate solar collectors of similar dimensions have been simulated
using the CFD approach. Model 1 has been considered as circular with a U-shaped zigzag …

Numerical investigation of fabricated mwcnts/polystyrene nanofibrous membrane for dcmd

A Elrasheedy, M Rabie, A El-Shazly, M Bassyouni… - Polymers, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
The effect of compositing multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) with polystyrene (PS) to
fabricate nanofibrous membrane by electrospinning technique and comparing the direct …

Thermal analysis of a hybrid high concentrator photovoltaic/membrane distillation system for isolated coastal regions

M Rabie, AYM Ali, EM Abo-Zahhad, HI Elqady… - Solar Energy, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The present study introduces an innovative method for fresh water and electricity generation
in the isolated regions. This proposed system couples a concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) …

Experimental study of a standalone membrane water desalination unit fully powered by solar energy

MR Elmarghany, A Radwan, Y Abdelhay, N Samir… - Desalination, 2023‏ - Elsevier
In this study, a fully solar-driven water desalination system is designed, fabricated, and
tested. The proposed system is designed for remote, isolated areas with limited electricity …