A thermodynamic review on solar stills

A Saxena, E Cuce, AE Kabeel, M Abdelgaied, V Goel - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The supply and quality of water is still a problem in undeveloped or developing nations.
Researchers from different countries have developed various distillation or desalination …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing the performance of tubular solar stills for water purification: A comprehensive review and comparative analysis of methodologies and materials

AS Abdullah, FA Essa, H Panchal, WH Alawee… - Results in …, 2023 - Elsevier
This research paper presents a comprehensive review and comparative analysis aimed at
enhancing the performance of tubular solar stills for water purification. As the global demand …

[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 …

Thermo-economic performance improvement of hemispherical solar still using wick material with V-corrugated basin and two different energy storage materials

SW Sharshir, MA Omara, G Elsisi, A Joseph… - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar still is a developing solar desalination method that has been introduced to face the
shortage of freshwater with low energy consumption. However, this method is challenged by …

[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 thermo-economic performance of hemispherical solar distiller using copper oxide nanofluids and phase change materials: Experimental and theoretical …

M Abdelgaied, MEH Attia, AE Kabeel… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present work, a thermo-economic performance of the modified hemispherical solar still
(MHSS) was studied and compared to traditional hemispherical solar still (THSS). The …

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 …

Machine learning-based prediction and augmentation of dish solar distiller performance using an innovative convex stepped absorber and phase change material …

A Bamasag, FA Essa, ZM Omara, E Bahgat… - Process Safety and …, 2022 - Elsevier
As well known, the solar distiller is one of the introduced solutions to the freshwater shortage
problem, but it is demerited by the low freshwater output. In this paper, a design modification …

Aspects of energy, exergy, economy, and environment for performance evaluation of modified spherical solar still with rotating ball and phase change material

FA Essa - Journal of Energy Storage, 2024 - Elsevier
This study explores advancements in solar distillation, introducing a modified spherical solar
still with a rotating ball to overcome traditional limitations of low productivity. The study …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing trays solar still performance using wick finned absorber, nano-enhanced PCM

AS Abdullah, ZM Omara, FA Essa, UF Alqsair… - Alexandria Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar stills are famous techniques of solar desalination methods, but they suffer from the low
daily water production. In this work, an experimental study was conducted to enhance the …