A review on PCM and nanofluid for various productivity enhancement methods for double slope solar still: Future challenge and current water issues

A Sangeetha, S Shanmugan, AJ Alrubaie, MM Jaber… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Rising demands for drinking fresh water for industrial and domestic applications are a
growing concern globally. Solar water distillation using solar energy is a practical approach …

Progress and performance of multi-stage solar still–A review

G Peng, SW Sharshir - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar desalination provides a clean and economical way for freshwater supply, thus
becoming more and more promising. In this work, the research progress of multi-stage solar …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation and performance analysis of solar still with energy storage materials: An energy-exergy efficiency analysis

D Mevada, H Panchal, M Ahmadein, ME Zayed… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Researchers have attempted different Energy storage materials (ESM) in solar stills (SS) to
improve distillate yield. In this experimental work, an attempt was made to increase the …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental investigation on the yield of solar still using manganese oxide nanoparticles coated absorber

H Panchal, H Nurdiyanto, KK Sadasivuni… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Present research expresses an experimental investigation on nanoparticle use to enhance
Solar still (SS) yield. Manganese Oxide (MNO 2) is selected as a nanoparticle material and …

An extensive review of performance enhancement techniques for pyramid solar still for solar thermal applications

G Angappan, S Pandiaraj, H Panchal, T Kathiresan… - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the rapid increase on world population, the demand for potable water is also getting
increased. The solar distillation process is one among the prominent options, for those …

Experimental investigation of single-basin solar still using solid staggered fins inserted in paraffin wax PCM bed for enhancing productivity

SK Suraparaju, SK Natarajan - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
The single-basin solar still is one of the effective ways of desalinating the seawater at an
affordable price. But, the productivity of solar still is low and many kinds of research are …

Effect of fin configuration parameters on performance of solar still: a review

D Mevada, H Panchal, K kumar Sadasivuni… - Groundwater for …, 2020 - Elsevier
Drinking water is a necessity not only for humanity but also for the all living organisms
available in the earth today. But the availability of the potable water is not in abundant …

Use of solar photovoltaic with active solar still to improve distillate output: a review

K Pansal, B Ramani, K kumar Sadasivuni… - Groundwater for …, 2020 - Elsevier
Solar energy is a need of the hour and very important source for the all living organisms.
Due to increment in global warming as well as pollution, solar energy utilization is required …

Annual performance analysis of adding different nanofluids in stepped solar still

H Panchal, R Sathyamurthy, AE Kabeel… - Journal of Thermal …, 2019 - Springer
The use of MgO and TiO 2 nanofluids at different concentrations was investigated annually
to evaluate the distillate output of stepped solar stills. Nanofluids concentrations ranged from …

Energy and exergy analysis of a new solar still composed of parabolic trough collector with built-in solar still

H Amiri, M Aminy, M Lotfi, B Jafarbeglo - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The authors previously proposed and experimentally investigated a new standalone
desalination system that is composed of a parabolic trough collector put under conventional …