A thermodynamic review on solar stills

A Saxena, E Cuce, AE Kabeel, M Abdelgaied, V Goel - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The supply and quality of water is still a problem in undeveloped or develo** nations.
Researchers from different countries have developed various distillation or desalination …

Nano-enhanced phase change materials for thermal energy storage: A comprehensive review of recent advancements, applications, and future challenges

WP Wong, A Kagalkar, R Patel, P Patel… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy considerations in the twenty-first century have brought significant attention to
develo** high-performance materials. Nanostructured materials have emerged as a …

Innovative solar distillation system with prismatic absorber basin: Experimental analysis and LSTM machine learning modeling coupled with great wall construction …

A Elsheikh, M Zayed, A Aboghazala, FA Essa… - Process Safety and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Enhancing the vaporization surface area of the solar distillers through the implementation of
a novel configurations based solar distiller represents a cost-efficient strategy for maximizing …

Exergy, exergo-economic, environmental and sustainability analysis of pyramid solar still integrated hybrid nano-PCM, black sand, and sponge

UA Anika, MG Kibria, SD Kanka, MS Mohtasim… - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
A sustainable and cost-effective technique for desalinating water with solar energy to
alleviate the freshwater scarcity is the solar still. In this study, four different cases including …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation and performance analysis of solar still with energy storage materials: An energy-exergy efficiency analysis

D Mevada, H Panchal, M Ahmadein, ME Zayed… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Researchers have attempted different Energy storage materials (ESM) in solar stills (SS) to
improve distillate yield. In this experimental work, an attempt was made to increase the …

[HTML][HTML] Testing the performance of tubular solar still with flat basin, cords wick basin, and various angle of inclinations

FA Essa, MM Othman, AS Abdullah, MM Younes… - Results in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Freshwater scarcity is a growing concern due to population expansion and industrial
development. Solar stills offer a solution for generating potable water, although production …

[HTML][HTML] Productivity forecasting of solar distiller integrated with evacuated tubes and external condenser using artificial intelligence model and moth-flame optimizer

AH Elsheikh, H Panchal, M Ahmadein… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper aims at develo** an artificial intelligence model to forecast the water yield of a
modified solar distiller integrated with evacuated tubes and an external condenser. The …

Enhancing drinkable water production in conical solar distillers: Comparative analysis of magnet fin heights

MEH Attia, MA Elazab - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comparative experimental analysis aimed at improving the production
of drinking water from conical solar distillers using magnet fins as a low-cost and efficient …

Impact of various environmental parameters and production enhancement techniques on direct solar still: A review

SD Kanka, MG Kibria, UA Anika, BK Das, MS Hossain… - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
People who live in isolated coastal locations currently struggle to find clean drinking water in
many areas. There are a number of ways to obtain pure drinking water; however, the solar …

Effect of Ag, Au, TiO2 metallic/metal oxide nanoparticles in double-slope solar stills via thermodynamic and environmental analysis

SM Parsa, A Yazdani, H Dhahad, WH Alawee… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years the use of nanoparticles in solar desalination is an emerging approach for
improving the performance of systems. Utilizing nanoparticles in black paint of solar stills …