Over recent decades, the global demand for freshwater is increasing rapidly; however, the
supply of freshwater is limited. Solar still (SS) is a valuable solar device that is used for …

Using solar stills in arid regions is one of the affordable solutions to provide the drinking
water from brackish water sources. Improvement of the configuration of conventional solar …

This paper proposes volume of fluid (VOF) model to investigate the potential of Al 2 O 3-
water nanofluid to improve the productivity of a single slope solar still. Accordingly, VOF …

The use of nanopowders in the base fluids dramatically impacts the performance of cooling
and heating systems. Nanoparticles enhance thermal conductivity by altering the thermal …

A modified pyramid solar still with both v-corrugated absorbers plate and PCM, and the
conventional pyramid solar still was designed, constructed and fabricated under the same …

Solar still, as one of the important devices for generating water using renewable energy, has
been widely used in arid as well as coastal areas where access to fresh water is limited. This …

In this empirical study, exergy and energy investigation of a novel solar air heater (SAH) was
undertaken in presence of the paraffin wax slab as the Phase-Change-Material (PCM) …

A transient CFD model is developed to investigate the parameters affecting the productivity
of a solar still. Instantaneous weather data is accounted as boundary conditions while the …

Wettability is one of the most important factors which significantly influences solar still
efficiency. Moreover, it determines the condensation mode, ie, filmwise or dropwise …

This study presents a theoretical model to simulate the temperatures and productivity of a
single-slope, single-basin solar still when an external solar enhancement is used …