Reverse osmosis hybridization with other desalination techniques: An overview and opportunities

K Harby, M Emad, M Benghanem, TZ Abolibda… - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Several countries face water scarcity problems, so they utilize water desalination. Reverse
osmosis (RO) is the most popular desalination process, but it consumes high-grade energy …

Recent advancements in latent heat phase change materials and their applications for thermal energy storage and buildings: A state of the art review

F Hassan, F Jamil, A Hussain, HM Ali… - Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) have received substantial interest for their ability to store
and release latent heat for energy conservation and thermal control purposes. PCMs are …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing the performance of tubular solar stills for water purification: a comprehensive review and comparative analysis of methodologies and materials

AS Abdullah, FA Essa, H Panchal, WH Alawee… - Results in …, 2024 - Elsevier
This research paper presents a comprehensive review and comparative analysis aimed at
enhancing the performance of tubular solar stills for water purification. As the global demand …

Improving the performance of trays solar still using wick corrugated absorber, nano-enhanced phase change material and photovoltaics-powered heaters

AS Abdullah, ZM Omara, FA Essa, MM Younes… - Journal of Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, an experimental work has been conducted to augment the performance of trays
solar still. The absorber surface area and rate of heat transfer between the absorber and the …

[HTML][HTML] Application of advanced energy storage materials in direct solar desalination: a state of art review

F Jamil, F Hassan, S Shoeibi, M Khiadani - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2023 - Elsevier
Storage of the thermal energy of solar intensity has a significant effect on the efficiency of
desalination systems at nighttime, when solar intensity is not available. Solar energy …

Phase change materials integrated solar desalination system: An innovative approach for sustainable and clean water production and storage

R Kumar, AK Pandey, M Samykano, B Aljafari… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The demand for fresh water in today's world is rising continually due to the increase in
population and rise in industrial developments. Solar Desalination is one of the sustainable …

Experimental optimization of conical solar distillers using graphite pin fins as sensible heat storage materials: energy, exergy, and exergo-economic approach

K Harby, MEH Attia, M Abdelgaied - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Fresh water and energy are essential for the development and prosperity of societies. Solar
stills are easy to build, operate, and maintain, but their disadvantage is low daily productivity …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental investigation of convex tubular solar still performance using wick and nanocomposites

FA Essa, WH Alawee, SA Mohammed… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, the performance of tubular solar still (TSS) was aimed to be improved
experimentally. Increasing the surface area inside the solar still is a main parameter of its …

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 …

Improving the tubular solar still performance using square and circular hollow fins with phase change materials

M Abdelgaied, Y Zakaria, AE Kabeel, FA Essa - Journal of Energy Storage, 2021 - Elsevier
Tubular solar still has large evaporative and condensing surface areas compared to the
conventional single slope solar still. The current study aims at improving the performance of …