[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 …

A comprehensive review on performance improvement of solar desalination with applications of heat pipes

S Shoeibi, SAA Mirjalily, H Kargarsharifabad… - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar desalination is one of the crucial methods to convert brackish water to freshwater. The
major issue of solar desalination is the low water production rate, and for this reason …

Nanofluids effects on the evaporation rate in a solar still equipped with a heat exchanger

O Mahian, A Kianifar, SZ Heris, D Wen, AZ Sahin… - Nano energy, 2017 - Elsevier
In this paper, the performance of a solar still equipped with a heat exchanger using
nanofluids has been studied both experimentally and theoretically through three key …

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 …

Volume of fluid model to simulate the nanofluid flow and entropy generation in a single slope solar still

S Rashidi, S Akar, M Bovand, R Ellahi - Renewable Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper proposes volume of fluid (VOF) model to investigate the potential of Al 2 O 3-
water nanofluid to improve the productivity of a single slope solar still. Accordingly, VOF …

[HTML][HTML] An experimental comparison study between four different designs of solar stills

HM Hussen, MM Younes, WH Alawee… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this experimental work, four different solar stills (SSs) have been tested. The SS systems
are conventional SS (CSS), Double Slope SS (DSSS), Pyramid SS (PSS) and Tubular SS …

Effect of various factors and diverse approaches to enhance the performance of solar stills: a comprehensive review

LD Jathar, S Ganesan, K Shahapurkar… - Journal of Thermal …, 2022 - Springer
The need for fresh drinking water is increasing rapidly, and drinking water availability
reduces day by day. Solar desalination is a viable option to change saltwater to fresh …

Solar stills: A comprehensive review of designs, performance and material advances

DDW Rufuss, S Iniyan, L Suganthi… - … and sustainable energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
The demand for fresh water production is growing day by day with the increase in world
population and with industrial growth. Use of desalination technology is increasing to meet …

Thermal performance and exergy analysis of solar stills–A review

SW Sharshir, AH Elsheikh, G Peng, N Yang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Over recent decades, the global demand for freshwater is increasing rapidly; however, the
supply of freshwater is limited. Solar still (SS) is a valuable solar device that is used for …

Experimental investigation on the performance of solar still augmented with pin-finned wick

WM Alaian, EA Elnegiry, AM Hamed - Desalination, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper presents an experimental investigation on the performance of solar still
augmented with pin-finned wick evaporation surface. The experimental system involves two …