Enhancement of hemispherical solar still productivity using iron, zinc and copper trays

MEH Attia, AE Kabeel, M Abdelgaied, FA Essa… - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In this manuscript, a hemispherical solar still with different metal trays (copper, zinc, and
iron) painted with black was studied experimentally. Four hemispherical solar stills were …

Experimental study of the role of surface tension in enhancing the performance of solar stills using different designs of plastic fins

D Djaballah, B Benhaoua, AS Abdullah, M Abdelgaied… - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The study underscores the significance of ongoing research and innovation in developing
sustainable water purification technologies to address the escalating global water crisis …

Phosphate bed as energy storage materials for augmentation of conventional solar still productivity

MEH Attia, Z Driss, AE Kabeel, A Afzal… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In this experimental work, the phosphate bed was used to augment a Conventional Solar
Still (CSS) yield. The CSS was manufactured and operated under the climatic condition of El …

Sustainable potable water production from conventional solar still during the winter season at Algerian dry areas: energy and exergy analysis

MEH Attia, A Karthick, AM Manokar, Z Driss… - Journal of Thermal …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The Algeria Sahara suffers from the scarcity of drinking water. Solar distillation is
one of the simplest and generally inexpensive techniques to solve this problem. However, a …

Energy and exergy efficiency analysis of solar still incorporated with copper plate and phosphate pellets as energy storage material

AR Prasad, MEH Attia, W Al-Kouz, A Afzal… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
In this work, a new attempt was made to study the behavior of the conventional solar still
(CSS) by adding a black-painted copper plate and phosphate pellets. Therefore, the …

A comparative energy and exergy efficiency study of hemispherical and single-slope solar stills

MEH Attia, AE Kabeel, A Bellila, AM Manokar… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
In this experimental work, a comparative energy and exergy efficiency study of
hemispherical solar still and a single-slope solar still has been carried out. The experiments …

Experimental investigation of a novel single-slope tilted wick solar still with an affordable channeled absorber sheet, an external condenser, and a reflector

MA Darabi, G Pasha, B Ebrahimpour, AM Guodarzi… - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Nowadays, the application of solar desalination system is widely regarded due to population
growth, climate change, and diminution of non-renewable resources. These systems …

Enhancement of the performance of hemispherical distiller via phosphate pellets as energy storage medium

MEH Attia, AE Kabeel, M Abdelgaied… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
In this experimental work, the performance of hemispherical distiller has been enhanced via
phosphate pellets. To investigate the best approach to the phosphate pellet utilization in a …

Impact of natural charcoal blocks on the solar still output

A Sadoun, A Khechekhouche… - Heritage and …, 2022 - hsd.ardascience.com
Solar energy is an abundant energy in the earth globe. Solar distillation is one of the
techniques that uses this energy to obtain portable water from ground or salt water. The …

[PDF][PDF] Traditional solar distiller improvement by a single external refractor under the climatic conditions of the El Oued region, Algeria

A Khechekhouche, AE Kabeel, B Benhaoua… - … and water treatment, 2020 - deswater.com
abstract Desalination is now successfully practiced in many countries as drinking water
supply has become a growing problem in most parts of the world. Algeria, like the Maghreb …