Solar still productivity improvement using nanofluids: a comprehensive review

T Chekifi, M Boukraa - International Journal of Ambient Energy, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The production of drinking water is a critical issue due to the lack of access to clean water
and the increasing demands of the environment. One of the main technologies for water …

A comprehensive review on stepped solar still and induction heating applications

R Grewal, M Kumar - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2022 - Elsevier
Today energy saving and protection of environment are the prime obligation of the society.
Solar distillation and induction heating processes are popular due to their environment …

Performance evaluation of a concatenated stepped solar still system loaded with different masses of energy storage material

R Grewal, M Kumar - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The influence of mass of paraffin wax as energy storage material (ESM) on solar distillation
in a concatenated stepped solar still system (CS 4) is investigated by considering its …

Efficacy of mass of energy storage material on the performance of a solar driven stepped series system during sugarcane juice concentration

R Grewal, M Kumar - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
In this experimental study, the effect of mass of paraffin wax as ESM is studied during solar
evaporation of sugarcane juice in a sustainable energy recovery system (SERS) having …

Comparative study on stepped solar distillers internally loaded with different masses of phase change material

R Grewal, M Kumar - International Journal of Energy Research, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This experimental work discusses the thermo‐enviro‐economic analyses for effect of mass
of paraffin wax as phase change material (PCM) on solar distillation in inclined stepped …

Assessment of a solar powered sustainable energy recovery system for cleaner production of concentrated sugarcane juice

R Grewal, M Kumar - Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 2022 - Elsevier
A sustainable energy recovery system (SERS) having series of stepped solar stills (units S 1,
S 2 and S 3) is examined for cleaner production of concentrated sugarcane juice (CSJ). The …

An experimental study on solar evaporation of sugarcane juice

R Grewal, M Kumar - Heat Transfer, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, an attempt is made to obtain concentrated sugarcane juice and distilled water
using solar radiations that would save energy as well as environment. In this study work, the …

Nanofluid-based wick-type integrated solar still for improved diurnal and nocturnal distillate production

J Singh, MK Mittal, V Khullar - Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In the present work, a novel “nanofluid-based wick-type integrated solar still” has been
designed, fabricated, and tested under on-sun conditions to assess its diurnal and nocturnal …

Effects of external reflector and glass cover cooling on thermo‐enviro‐economic performance of a stepped solar still

A Nand, H Manchanda, M Kumar, R Grewal… - Heat …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In the current research work, performance enhancement of stepped solar still (SSS) having
an external reflector (ER) and glass cover cooling (GCC) arrangements is presented. The …

Experimental analysis of double slope solar still augmented with dye, pebbles and metal chips

M Dubey, DR Mishra - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021 - Springer
Double slope solar stills are reported to give lower yields in winter season. In this work an
attempt has been made to improve the performance of still with double slope in winter. A …