Desalination in the GCC countries-a review

B Moossa, P Trivedi, H Saleem, SJ Zaidi - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are located in one of the most arid
regions in the world with very less freshwater resources, and hence depending on …

A comprehensive review of Enviro-Exergo-economic analysis of solar stills

S Shoeibi, N Rahbar, AA Esfahlani… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Solar stills are well-known tools utilized for producing fresh water from brackish or salty
water. Their easy and environmentally friendly operation and low construction cost are the …

Water distillation tower: Experimental investigation, economic assessment, and performance prediction using optimized machine-learning model

AH Elsheikh, EMS El-Said, M Abd Elaziz, M Fujii… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Here we present a new compact design of a vertical water distillation tower based on solar
stills. The experimental setup consisted of a vertical tower with five water trays, supported by …

Performance evaluation of using evacuated tubes solar collector, perforated fins, and pebbles in a solar still – experimental study and CO2 mitigation analysis

H Panchal, A Sohani, N Van Nguyen, S Shoeibi… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
The combination of various methods of increasing evaporation rate can highly impact the
performance of solar desalination. This investigation aims to find the impact of using …

Investigation on solar still with integration of solar cooker to enhance productivity: Experimental, exergy, and economic analysis

G Angappan, S Pandiaraj, AJ Alrubaie… - Journal of Water …, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of solar still combined with solar energy applications including photovoltaic
modules, solar collectors, and solar heaters can significantly impact the system's …

[HTML][HTML] Application of machine learning modeling in prediction of solar still performance: A comprehensive survey

AS Abdullah, A Joseph, AW Kandeal, WH Alawee… - Results in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Being a cheap, simple, and low-energy consumer, solar stills have been introduced by water
and energy scientists as an alternative desalination method to fossil fuel-based ones. A wide …

Assessment of thermoeconomic and thermoenvironmental impacts of a novel solar desalination system using a heat pump, evacuated tubes, cover cooling, and …

SW Sharshir, AW Kandeal, A Joseph… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Various desalination methods have been introduced to address the growing demand for
freshwater. Among these methods, solar stills have emerged as one of the simplest …

A new heat pump-operated solar desalination unit integrated with an air recirculating room

SW Sharshir, A Joseph, MM Elsayad… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, a new study was presented studying the effect of coupling a solar still and a
heat pump to improve the performance of a solar still. Two setups of solar stills were …

Performance enhancement of solar desalination using evacuated tubes, ultrasonic atomizers, and cobalt oxide nanofluid integrated with cover cooling

H Liu, D Ji, M An, AW Kandeal, AK Thakur… - Process Safety and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The water shortage crisis has been paid attention to and many efforts have been conducted
to find proper and applicable solutions to it through developing desalination systems …

Techno-economic assessment of water desalination: Future outlooks and challenges

A Shokri, MS Fard - Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the last decade because of an outstanding technological advancement concerning
desalination technology particularly in RO systems which gave rise to a significant reduction …