Synergizing environmental and technological advances: Discarded transmission oil and paraffin wax as a phase change material for energy storage in solar …

SK Suraparaju, M Samykano, R Dhivagar… - Journal of Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
The increasing demand for water desalination technologies in coastal areas with high
seawater levels but limited freshwater resources calls for innovative solutions. This research …

Waste are in the limelight: cost-effective waste materials for sustainable solar desalination

T Arunkumar, HM Wilson, SJ Lee - Clean Technologies and …, 2023 - Springer
Solar-based desalination is one of the sustainable methods of obtaining clean water from
contaminated water. Recent advances in the production of highly efficient photothermal …

Enhancing solar still thermal performance: The role of surface coating and thermal energy storage in repurposed soda cans

R Sathyamurthy, HM Ali, Z Said, MS El-Sebaey… - Journal of Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite technical developments, fresh water remains a critical human need unmet in many
distant regions. This research investigates a solution by enhancing a single slope solar still …

Experimental study of the role of surface tension in enhancing the performance of solar stills using different designs of plastic fins

D Djaballah, B Benhaoua, AS Abdullah, M Abdelgaied… - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The study underscores the significance of ongoing research and innovation in developing
sustainable water purification technologies to address the escalating global water crisis …

[HTML][HTML] Improvement of energy self-sufficiency in residential buildings by using solar-assisted heat pumps and thermal and electrical storage

S Aneli, R Arena, GM Tina, A Gagliano - Sustainable Energy Technologies …, 2023 - Elsevier
To reach the EU 2030 goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions targets, many apartments
within residential buildings can be equipped with rooftop or building-integrated PV systems …

Effect of natural sisal fibre on enhancing the condensation rate of solar still for sustainable clean water production

SK Suraparaju, SK Natarajan - Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 2022 - Elsevier
The primary purpose of the current study is to assess the energy-economic (2-E)
performance of solar still by reducing glass cover temperatures using sisal fibers. In this …

Development of paraffin wax & used cooking oil based composite thermal energy storage for efficient potable water generation in a solar distillation unit

SK Suraparaju, A Sampathkumar… - Journal of Energy Storage, 2023 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study is to develop a novel composite thermal energy storage system
(CTESS) using blends of used cooking oil (UCO) and paraffin wax (PW) and experimentally …

Influence of high porous sponges for improving the interfacial evaporation from hemispherical solar distillers

R Sathyamurthy, AE Kabeel, M El Hadi Attia… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The present study aims to improve the palatable water production from the hemispherical
cover solar distiller (HSD). To augment the palatable water produced from the hemispherical …

Performance improvement of tubular solar still with pistachios shell materials: Energy, exergy, economic, and sustainability analysis

S Noman, AE Kabeel, AM Manokar - Journal of Energy Storage, 2024 - Elsevier
This study is based on the effects of using a tubular solar still (TSS) with pistachio shells of
macro size as an energy storage material for generating high water extraction from the solar …

Experimental investigation of a solar still combined with phase change material (RT58) in southern India climatic conditions

SK Sahu, SK Natarajan, AS K… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Water is a vital component of human survival. Drinking water is scarce in several large
provinces around the world. Only saline water, which may be demineralised and utilised for …