A coupled artificial neural network with artificial rabbits optimizer for predicting water productivity of different designs of solar stills

AO Alsaiari, EB Moustafa, H Alhumade… - … in Engineering Software, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a coupled multi-layer perceptrons (MLP) model with an artificial rabbits
optimizer (ARO) is developed to predict the water productivity of different designs of solar …

Performance prediction of a reverse osmosis unit using an optimized Long Short-term Memory model by hummingbird optimizer

FA Essa, M Abd Elaziz, MA Al-Betar… - Process Safety and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The accessibility to freshwater suitable for human use is a modern problem in many
countries of the world. One of the well-known methods to overcome this problem is the …

Uses of sands in solar thermal technologies

OA Radwan, JD Humphrey - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2023 - Elsevier
Enhancing renewable energy systems is a prerequisite to securing a successful energy
transition. In this study, we document how sand, a low-cost, naturally occurring, widely …

Enhancing freshwater production in solar distillation: Hemispherical absorber modification and reflectors integration

HB Bacha, AS Abdullah, ZM Omara, FA Essa - … Energy Technologies and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar distillers have been recognized as a potential solution to address water scarcity issues
in both remote and urban areas. However, one of the challenges associated with solar …

Energy, exergy, economic, exergoeconomic, exergoenvironment, and enviroeconomic (6E) analysis of solar stills—A critical review

A Maurya, R Kumar, A Gupta… - Energy Science & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Drinking water is a crucial need for human survival and solar stills (SSs) have emerged as a
cost‐effective solution to meet this need from an economic point of view. In this work, the …

Parametric study and thermal performance assessment of a new solar desalination unit coupled with heat pump

SW Sharshir, AA Tareemi, A Joseph, F Awad, Z Yuan… - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Developing conventional solar stills has been given a wide interest being a solution for the
water shortage and world energy crises because of simplicity and low energy consumption …

Thermo-economic performance enhancement of a solar desalination unit using external condenser, nanofluid, and ultrasonic foggers

AW Kandeal, Z Xu, G Peng, MH Hamed… - Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work sought to augment the thermo-economic performance of solar still via different
proposed modifications. Firstly, to enhance the condensation process, two condensers were …

Combined enhancement of evaporation and condensation rates in the solar still for augmenting the freshwater productivity using energy storage and natural fibres

SK Suraparaju, SK Natarajan - AQUA—Water Infrastructure …, 2022 - iwaponline.com
The freshwater production in a conventional solar still (CSS) is very less and it can be
enhanced by either enhancing evaporation or condensation rates or both in the solar still …

Waste-derived thermal storage solutions for sustainable solar desalination using discarded engine oil and paraffin wax: A techno-environmental feasibility evaluation

SK Suraparaju, M Samykano, SK Natarajan… - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
The valorization and repurposing of waste materials for sustainable outcomes and
environmental mitigation are gaining prominence. This investigation explores the feasibility …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancement of solar distiller performance by photovoltaic heating system

O Badran, A Alahmer, FA Hamad, Y El-Tous… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aims to improve the productivity of traditional multi-slope solar stills, which are still
employed in isolated villages with no power and no clean drinking water. The conventional …