Solar stills: A review for water scarcity solutions

S Kumar, A Ahmad, K Irshad, O Prakash, R Kausher… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Solar stills represent a crucial technology in the quest to provide clean and accessible water,
particularly in regions facing water scarcity and limited energy resources. This study …

Secondary transmission of SARS-CoV-2 through wastewater: concerns and tactics for treatment to effectively control the pandemic

AK Thakur, R Sathyamurthy, R Velraj, I Lynch… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The SARS-CoV-2 virus has spread globally and has severely impacted public health and
the economy. Hand hygiene, social distancing, and the usage of personal protective …

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 …

Effects of ultasonication and surfactant on the thermal and electrical conductivity of water–Solar glycol mixture based Al2O3 nanofluids for solar-thermal applications

PG Kumar, D Sakthivadivel, N Thangapandian… - Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present experimental work aims to prepare nanofluid using Al 2 O 3 nanomaterials as
dispersant into a solar glycol (SG)–water mixture (80: 20) and investigate its stability …

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 …

An experimental investigation of a water desalination unit using different microparticle-coated absorber plate: yield, thermal, economic, and environmental …

AK Thakur, R Sathyamurthy, SW Sharshir… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
This study aims to augment the performance of a solar desalination unit. To experimental
examine this idea, a modified solar still with three different microparticles doped in black …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive analysis of design software application in solar distillation units

O Prakash, A Ahmad, A Kumar, SMM Hasnain… - Materials Science for …, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of solar stills in rural regions are becoming increasingly popular as it is an
economical solution for drinking water from saline water sources. Many researchers have …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of water thickness and glazing slope on the performance of a double-effect solar still

EC Nwosu, GN Nwaji, C Ononogbo, I Ofong… - Scientific African, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents the effects of water thickness and glazing slope on the performance of a
double-effect solar still. The effect of the air gap between the water interface and the glazing …

Augmented yield productivity of solar still using energy storage materials: experimental investigation under the climatic conditions of Rajasthan

AK Thakur, MP Vikrama, S Christopher - Advances in Greener Energy …, 2020 - Springer
Freshwater scarcity and growing vitality essential are among the most important issues
around the world. In the current work, an effort is made to improve the yield of existing single …

Exploring the photo-thermal conversion behavior and extinction coefficient of activated carbon nanofluids for direct absorption solar collector applications

PG Kumar, S Vigneswaran, M Meikandan… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
This work aims to explore the optical and thermal conversion characteristics of activated
carbon—solar glycol nanofluids with various volume fractions namely 0.2, 0.4, and 0.6 …