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 …

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 …

Experimental investigation and computational modelling of double slope solar still integrated with eutectic phase change material

R Agrawal, KDP Singh - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022 - Elsevier
The scarcity of potable water in many parts of the world is of primary concern and it is mainly
due to the abrupt increase in population growth, environmental pollution and rapid social …

Performance of a single slope solar still using different porous absorbing materials: an experimental approach

K Ramzy, M Abdelgaleel, AE Kabeel… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Desalination is a critical process to address water scarcity in arid regions worldwide, and
solar stills provide an economical solution despite their productivity limitations. This study …

Novel dynamic simulation model and detailed performance evaluation of single slope solar still: impact of side walls material

H Hassan, OO Osman - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
A novel transient detailed mathematical model is constructed and presented for simulation of
the single slope solar still performance. The model considers all the still walls and regions …

Use of computational fluid dynamics for solar desalination system: a review

H Panchal, R Petkar, C Sonawane… - … Journal of Ambient …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Only about one percent of the world's water is potable, with the remainder being saline in
nature. Saline water is converted to drinkable water through the use of solar energy in the …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical and experimental study of a single-slope double-effect solar still integrated with paraffin wax

EC Nwosu, GN Nwaji, C Ononogbo, I Ofong… - Energy Nexus, 2022 - Elsevier
The demand for freshwater has continued to soar amidst an increasing population,
industrialization, and environmental pollution. The continuous shrinkage of this important …

Experimental research and performance study of double slope single basin solar distillation still using CFD techniques

NV Siva Sankaran, M Sridharan - International Journal of Ambient …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Solar distillation is a device used to convert saline/brackish water into a pure form using
solar energy. Several techniques incorporated to improve the performance of the still …

Review on performance assessment of solar stills using computational fluid dynamics (CFD)

D Purnachandrakumar, G Mittal, RK Sharma… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Environmental pollution and water resource management are some of the biggest
challenges for the twenty-first century. The utilization of solar energy for water purification …

Investigation on the performance of modified solar distillation system using different composite materials: An experimental and theoretical study

M Abdelgaleel, E Ahmed abdelAziz, H Mosalam… - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The present study explores enhancing the productivity of solar still through the utilization of
different enhancement configurations, such as Iron Hemispherical Pieces (IHPs) and Steel …