Water desalination system using solar heat: a review

M Chandrashekara, A Yadav - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Most of the desalination systems are energy intensive, which consume high grade energy
like gas, electricity, oil and fossil fuels. These processes lead to carbon footprints, which …

A mini review of techniques used to improve the tubular solar still performance for solar water desalination

SW Sharshir, YM Ellakany, AM Algazzar… - Process Safety and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Today, clean water availability is quite hard especially for people living in remote areas and
coastal ones. Even for those who find underground water, they need to treat it before using …

Rotating-drum solar still with enhanced evaporation and condensation techniques: comprehensive study

AS Abdullah, FA Essa, ZM Omara, Y Rashid… - Energy Conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, the thermal performance of the solar still was aimed to be improved in
successive stages. This improvement was achieved via using a rotating drum inside the …

Improving the performance of a parabolic concentrator solar tracking-tubular solar still (PCST-TSS) using gravel as a sensible heat storage material

M Elashmawy - Desalination, 2020 - Elsevier
This study describes the effect of using locally available gravel as a sensible heat storage
material on the performance of tubular solar still equipped with a parabolic concentrator …

Improving the performance of solar still by using PCM as a thermal storage medium under Egyptian conditions

AE Kabeel, M Abdelgaied - Desalination, 2016 - Elsevier
The objective of the present work is to improve the performance of a solar still through
increasing the productivity of freshwater. In order to improve the performance of a solar still …

Effect of various factors and diverse approaches to enhance the performance of solar stills: a comprehensive review

LD Jathar, S Ganesan, K Shahapurkar… - Journal of Thermal …, 2022 - Springer
The need for fresh drinking water is increasing rapidly, and drinking water availability
reduces day by day. Solar desalination is a viable option to change saltwater to fresh …

Factors affecting solar stills productivity and improvement techniques: a detailed review

SW Sharshir, N Yang, G Peng, AE Kabeel - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
The worldwide request for portable water is continuously growing because of industrial,
population and agricultural growth, the result is water leaks that have already reached …

Factors affecting basin type solar still productivity: A detailed review

AF Muftah, MA Alghoul, A Fudholi… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2014 - Elsevier
Reasonable amounts of fresh water can be produced via inexpensive and sturdy solar stills
in places that are exposed to solar radiation and have a brackish water. This work intends to …

A review on solar stills for brine desalination

G Xiao, X Wang, M Ni, F Wang, W Zhu, Z Luo, K Cen - Applied Energy, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper attempts to categorize solar stills into six sorts based on the design guidelines
used in each device. The properties of these design guidelines are detailed and evaluated …

Thermal performance of a single basin solar still with PCM as a storage medium

AA El-Sebaii, AA Al-Ghamdi, FS Al-Hazmi, AS Faidah - Applied Energy, 2009 - Elsevier
Transient mathematical models are presented for a single slope-single basin solar still with
and without phase change material (PCM) under the basin liner of the still. Analytical …