An overview of water desalination systems integrated with renewable energy sources

ZM Ghazi, SWF Rizvi, WM Shahid, AM Abdulhameed… - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Nowadays, the growing world population, climate change, pollution, rising consumer
demand, and resource exploitation have contributed to a freshwater shortage. Hence, water …

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 …

Water distillation tower: Experimental investigation, economic assessment, and performance prediction using optimized machine-learning model

AH Elsheikh, EMS El-Said, M Abd Elaziz, M Fujii… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Here we present a new compact design of a vertical water distillation tower based on solar
stills. The experimental setup consisted of a vertical tower with five water trays, supported by …

Utilizing the dangled jute cords, reflectors, and condensation cycle to improve the double sloped distiller performance

WH Alawee, SA Mohammed, AS Abdullah, A Basem… - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The global water scarcity issue affects various regions, especially those distant from urban
centers, making solar stills a vital solution. However, these systems suffer from limited …

Interfacial solar‐to‐heat conversion for desalination

H Liu, Z Huang, K Liu, X Hu… - Advanced Energy Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Solar desalination is a promising and sustainable solution for water shortages in the future.
Interfacial solar‐to‐heat conversion for desalination has attracted increasing attention in the …

The effects of flake graphite nanoparticles, phase change material, and film cooling on the solar still performance

SW Sharshir, G Peng, L Wu, FA Essa, AE Kabeel… - Applied energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Solar still is a cheap and convenient device for producing freshwater, but it's not popular due
to its low productivity. In this paper, we modified the conventional solar still. The outdoor …

Application of simultaneous thermoelectric cooling and heating to improve the performance of a solar still: an experimental study and exergy analysis

S Shoeibi, N Rahbar, AA Esfahlani… - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The performance of solar stills is affected by various parameters (eg solar radiation, water
depth, thermal insulation, and the temperature difference between glass and water). There …

Experimental investigation of a solar still equipped with an external heat storage system using phase change materials and heat pipes

M Faegh, MB Shafii - Desalination, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel idea of storing the latent heat of condensing vapor in solar stills by
means of phase change materials (PCMs) as a thermal storage is experimentally …

Energy, exergy, economic and enviroeconomic (4E) analyses of solar distillation system using different absorbing materials

MS Yousef, H Hassan, H Sekiguchi - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, the energetic, exergetic, economic and enviroeconomic (4E) analyses of single
slope solar still using steel mesh fibers (a new porous medium) and hollow cylindrical pin …

Recent fresh water augmentation techniques in solar still and HDH desalination–A review

K Srithar, T Rajaseenivasan - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
This article reports about the recent reformation carried out in the solar still and
humidification dehumidification desalination system using renewable energy sources for …