Reverse osmosis desalination systems powered by solar energy: Preheating techniques and brine disposal challenges–A detailed review

SM Shalaby, SW Sharshir, AE Kabeel… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Globally, reverse osmosis desalination systems are widely utilized as they have the
cheapest freshwater production cost. On the contrary, reverse osmosis systems have high …

[HTML][HTML] Application of machine learning modeling in prediction of solar still performance: A comprehensive survey

AS Abdullah, A Joseph, AW Kandeal, WH Alawee… - Results in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Being a cheap, simple, and low-energy consumer, solar stills have been introduced by water
and energy scientists as an alternative desalination method to fossil fuel-based ones. A wide …

Thermo-economic performance improvement of hemispherical solar still using wick material with V-corrugated basin and two different energy storage materials

SW Sharshir, MA Omara, G Elsisi, A Joseph… - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar still is a developing solar desalination method that has been introduced to face the
shortage of freshwater with low energy consumption. However, this method is challenged by …

Performance evaluation of a modified pyramid solar still employing wick, reflectors, glass cooling and TiO2 nanomaterial

SW Sharshir, MA Rozza, M Elsharkawy, MM Youns… - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work pyramid-shaped two solar still units were tested experimentally, one of them is a
traditional unit and the other is a modified pyramid solar still unit with wick material …

Impact of utilizing hollow copper circular fins and glass wool insulation on the performance enhancement of pyramid solar still unit: an experimental approach

MJR Asadabadi, M Sheikholeslami - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Desalination of salt and contaminated water, which is widely used in remote areas, is difficult
due to high construction and maintenance costs. So, solar still units by using a free energy …

Experimental study on optimized using activated agricultural wastes at hemispherical solar still for different types of water

IM Elsawy, A Hamoda, SW Sharshir, A Khalil - Process Safety and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The subsequent work aims to improve freshwater production and reduce the cost of
generated water with little energy expenditure. Thermo-economic performance, hourly and …

Improving the performance of tubular solar still integrated with drilled carbonized wood and carbon black thin film evaporation

SW Sharshir, AW Kandeal, YM Ellakany, I Maher… - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presented the enhanced thermo-exergoenviroeconomic performance of tubular
solar still (TSS) by integrating an eco-friendly, cost-effective, and available material …

A thermo-economic study of tubular solar distillers with V-corrugated basin and reflective mirrors

AE Kabeel, M Abdelgaied, AR Abd Elbar, GB Abdelaziz… - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The advantage of the tubular solar still is the large receiving and condensation area that
characterizes the performance of the distiller. This study aims to achieve the maximum …

[HTML][HTML] Performance improvement of solar distiller using hang wick, reflectors and phase change materials enriched with nano-additives

WS AbuShanab, AH Elsheikh, EI Ghandourah… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
The role of using nano-based thermal storage material filled into trapezoidal hang wick in a
pyramid solar distiller is under study. The study underwent three stages of examination; after …

A new trapezoidal pyramid solar still design with multi thermal enhancers

SW Sharshir, MA Rozza, A Joseph, AW Kandeal… - Applied Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Currently, many efforts have been conducted to augment the solar desalination systems'
performance, especially solar stills, as a participation in solving the water shortage and …