Thin film technology for solar steam generation: A new dawn

AH Elsheikh, SW Sharshir, MKA Ali, J Shaibo… - Solar Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The sun is considered as the most promising abundant renewable energy source that can
be exploited to solve many of human beings' challenges such as energy and water scarcity …

Desalination of water: a review

NC Darre, GS Toor - Current Pollution Reports, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review In the face of rising water demands and dwindling freshwater
supplies, alternative water sources are needed. Desalination of water has become a key to …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental investigation of convex tubular solar still performance using wick and nanocomposites

FA Essa, WH Alawee, SA Mohammed… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, the performance of tubular solar still (TSS) was aimed to be improved
experimentally. Increasing the surface area inside the solar still is a main parameter of its …

Improving the tubular solar still performance using square and circular hollow fins with phase change materials

M Abdelgaied, Y Zakaria, AE Kabeel, FA Essa - Journal of Energy Storage, 2021 - Elsevier
Tubular solar still has large evaporative and condensing surface areas compared to the
conventional single slope solar still. The current study aims at improving the performance of …

Experimental study on the performance of pyramid solar still with novel convex and dish absorbers and wick materials

ZM Omara, WH Alawee, SA Mohammed… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar still is a famous technique of the desalination methods, but it suffers from the low
productivity. In this paper, novel structured convex absorbers were proposed in a pyramid …

A state-of-art overview of multi-stage flash desalination and water treatment: Principles, challenges, and heat recovery in hybrid systems

AA Tareemi, SW Sharshir - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the most reliable techniques in thermal desalination is the multistage flash
desalination process, especially in North Africa, the Middle East, and Gulf Regions. In the …

How to make membrane distillation greener: a review of environmentally friendly and sustainable aspects

E Gontarek-Castro, R Castro-Muñoz - Green Chemistry, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
There is an urgent need for the development of new water resources in order to solve the
problem of the world's growing demand for clean water. Membrane distillation (MD) is a …

Hybrid multi-stage flash (MSF) and membrane distillation (MD) desalination system for energy saving and brine minimization

DU Lawal, MA Antar, KG Ismaila, A Khalifa, SM Alawad - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
A hybrid multi-stage flash and multi-stage membrane distillation system for freshwater
recovery from the rejected MSF brine is studied. The proposed system reduces …

Experimental study on the performance of trays solar still with cracks and reflectors

FA Essa, AS Abdullah, ZM Omara, AE Kabeel… - Applied Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the current research, we introduced a new concept of free water dripping on the basin
water using cracks in the suspended trays of the trays solar still to break the boundary layers …

[HTML][HTML] Improving the pyramid solar distiller performance by using pyramidal absorber, mirrors, condenser, and thermal storing material

FA Essa, WH Alawee, SA Mohammed… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
The countries suffer from the freshwater shortage. The solar still is one of the overcoming
strategies, however its distillate production is limited. The present work introduces a different …