Effect of various factors and diverse approaches to enhance the performance of solar stills: a comprehensive review

LD Jathar, S Ganesan, K Shahapurkar… - Journal of Thermal …, 2022 - Springer
The need for fresh drinking water is increasing rapidly, and drinking water availability
reduces day by day. Solar desalination is a viable option to change saltwater to fresh …

A review of solar still performance with reflectors

ZM Omara, AE Kabeel, AS Abdullah - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
In numerous respects, the solar still is a perfect wellspring of freshwater for both agriculture
and drinking in remote areas or islands. There are numerous sorts of solar stills; the least …

Various special designs of single basin passive solar still–A review

P Durkaieswaran, KK Murugavel - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
Solar stills are simple device used for desalination of water in areas with the scarcity potable
water. The principle used for distilling water is by natural evaporation and condensation …

An experimental study on the efficacy of modifications in enhancing the performance of single basin double slope solar still

SJP Gnanaraj, V Velmurugan - Desalination, 2019 - Elsevier
This study aimed at enhancing the distillate production or productivity of double slope single
basin solar still. In the conventional type still, internal and external modifications were …

A comparative study of the effect of internal reflectors on a performance of hemispherical solar distillers: Energy, exergy, and economic analysis

MEH Attia, M Abdelgaied, A Abdullah - Sustainable Energy Technologies …, 2021 - Elsevier
This comprehensive study aims to improve the cumulative production of the hemispherical
distillates. This was achieved by utilization the reflective mirror and reflective aluminum foil …

Performance amelioration of single basin solar still integrated with V-type concentrator: energy, exergy, and economic analysis

AK Thakur, SW Sharshir, Z Ma… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Solar desalination is one of the most sustainable solutions to produce freshwater from
brackish water. The present research work aims to experimentally investigate the effect of a …

Solar still distillate enhancement techniques and recent developments

D Das, U Bordoloi, P Kalita, RF Boehm… - Groundwater for …, 2020 - Elsevier
Solar still (SS) technology is one of the economic technologies for the conversion of impure
water to pure form. A solar still is a device that mimics the way nature makes rain. A SS has …

Integrated performance of stepped and single basin solar stills with mini solar pond

V Velmurugan, S Pandiarajan, P Guruparan… - Desalination, 2009 - Elsevier
An attempt is made to enhance the productivity of the solar stills by connecting a mini solar
pond, stepped solar still and a single basin solar still in series. Experiment is also carried out …

Performance enhancements of conventional solar still using reflective aluminium foil sheet and reflective glass mirrors: energy and exergy analysis

VS Chandrika, MEH Attia, AM Manokar… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Many researchers are seeking simple and successful solutions to increase the output from
the solar distiller. In this research work, reflective mirrors and reflective aluminium foil sheet …

On the effect of cover tilt angle of the simple solar still on its productivity in different seasons and latitudes

AJN Khalifa - Energy conversion and management, 2011 - Elsevier
Many experimental and numerical studies have been carried out on different configurations
of solar stills to optimize the design by investigating the effect of climatic, operational and …