Performance improvement of solar thermal systems integrated with phase change materials (PCM), a review

FS Javadi, HSC Metselaar, P Ganesan - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The present review is an extensive overview of the research progress obtained in the field of
Phase Change Material (PCM) integrated with solar thermal applications. Solar energy has …

Phase change materials integrated solar desalination system: An innovative approach for sustainable and clean water production and storage

R Kumar, AK Pandey, M Samykano, B Aljafari… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The demand for fresh water in today's world is rising continually due to the increase in
population and rise in industrial developments. Solar Desalination is one of the sustainable …

Improving the performance of trays solar still using wick corrugated absorber, nano-enhanced phase change material and photovoltaics-powered heaters

AS Abdullah, ZM Omara, FA Essa, MM Younes… - Journal of Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, an experimental work has been conducted to augment the performance of trays
solar still. The absorber surface area and rate of heat transfer between the absorber and the …

Recent advances and impact of phase change materials on solar energy: A comprehensive review

S Sikiru, TL Oladosu, TI Amosa, SY Kolawole… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Phase change metals (PCM) with high latent heat during the solid-liquid phase transition are
promising for thermal energy storage applications. However, popular PCM have low thermal …

[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 …

Current progress in integrated solar desalination systems: Prospects from coupling configurations to energy conversion and desalination processes

SM Shalaby, FA Hammad, ME Zayed - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, the recent advances in solar-powered water desalination systems are reviewed
in detail. The recently published designs of solar-powered desalination systems such as …

Improving the trays solar still performance using reflectors and phase change material with nanoparticles

AS Abdullah, FA Essa, HB Bacha, ZM Omara - Journal of Energy Storage, 2020 - Elsevier
The potable water shortage is a big problem facing the governments and decision-makers
everywhere. Solar distiller is one of the techniques that participate in solving this problem. In …

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 …

Novel approaches and recent developments on potential applications of phase change materials in solar energy

AK Pandey, MS Hossain, VV Tyagi… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) can be applied to several different solar energy systems for
the extended heat energy storage which is quite useful as the solar energy is intermittent in …

Review on phase change materials for solar energy storage applications

R Naveenkumar, M Ravichandran… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
The energy storage application plays a vital role in the utilization of the solar energy
technologies. There are various types of the energy storage applications are available in the …