Recent advances in using nanofluids in renewable energy systems and the environmental implications of their uptake

O Mahian, E Bellos, CN Markides, RA Taylor… - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
It has been more than two decades since the discovery of 'nanofluids'–mixtures of common
liquids and solid nanoparticles with at least one dimension below 100 nm in size. While …

Modeling of solar energy systems using artificial neural network: A comprehensive review

AH Elsheikh, SW Sharshir, M Abd Elaziz, AE Kabeel… - Solar Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The development of different solar energy (SE) systems becomes one of the most important
solutions to the problem of the rapid increase in energy demand. This may be achieved by …

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 …

Low-cost bilayered structure for improving the performance of solar stills: Performance/cost analysis and water yield prediction using machine learning

AH Elsheikh, S Shanmugan, R Sathyamurthy… - Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper aims to enhance the performance of conventional solar still (CSS) using a low
cost heat localization bilayered structure (HLBS). The HLBS consists of a bottom supporting …

Performance evaluation of nanofluids in solar thermal and solar photovoltaic systems: A comprehensive review

SP Tembhare, DP Barai, BA Bhanvase - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanofluids, due to their superior thermal properties, have immense applications in heat
transfer process. In view of this, nanofluids, as working fluids in solar thermal systems, have …

Recent progress in the use of renewable energy sources to power water desalination plants

MA Abdelkareem, MEH Assad, ET Sayed, B Soudan - Desalination, 2018 - Elsevier
Rapid population growth and industrial development have propelled water resources to the
forefront of challenges facing modern societies. While water covers about two thirds of the …

[HTML][HTML] Productivity forecasting of solar distiller integrated with evacuated tubes and external condenser using artificial intelligence model and moth-flame optimizer

AH Elsheikh, H Panchal, M Ahmadein… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper aims at developing an artificial intelligence model to forecast the water yield of a
modified solar distiller integrated with evacuated tubes and an external condenser. The …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental enhancement of tubular solar still performance using rotating cylinder, nanoparticles' coating, parabolic solar concentrator, and phase change …

FA Essa, AS Abdullah, WH Alawee, A Alarjani… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
It is known to us that the problem of freshwater shortage is constantly exacerbated by the
rapid population increase and the great diversity of different industries that need water to …

Solar–thermal water evaporation: a review

Y Pang, J Zhang, R Ma, Z Qu, E Lee, T Luo - ACS Energy Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
Solar–thermal water evaporation (SWE) has received much interest in recent years due to a
few seminal works on materials innovation and thermal management. With many studies …

[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 …