A comprehensive review on performance improvement of solar desalination with applications of heat pipes

S Shoeibi, SAA Mirjalily, H Kargarsharifabad… - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar desalination is one of the crucial methods to convert brackish water to freshwater. The
major issue of solar desalination is the low water production rate, and for this reason …

A review on recent development of thermal performance enhancement methods of flat plate solar water heater

E Vengadesan, R Senthil - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The present review focusses on the recent developments in the thermo-economic
performance of solar water heating systems regarding the design, modification of thermo …

A review on using thermoelectric cooling, heating, and electricity generators in solar energy applications

S Shoeibi, H Kargarsharifabad, M Sadi… - Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Parallel with the rapid advances of solar technologies as the very crucial components of
future energy systems, much interest has also been observed in scientists and commercial …

Combined influence of fin, phase change material, wick, and external condenser on the thermal performance of a double slope solar still

SS Tuly, MS Rahman, MRI Sarker, RA Beg - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
This study focuses on the enhancement of potable water productivity of an active double
slope modified solar still (SS) considering the combined effect of solid rectangular fin …

Effect of Ag, Au, TiO2 metallic/metal oxide nanoparticles in double-slope solar stills via thermodynamic and environmental analysis

SM Parsa, A Yazdani, H Dhahad, WH Alawee… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years the use of nanoparticles in solar desalination is an emerging approach for
improving the performance of systems. Utilizing nanoparticles in black paint of solar stills …

Productivity enhancement of single-slope solar still with novel bottom finned absorber basin inserted in phase change material (PCM): techno-economic and enviro …

SK Suraparaju, SK Natarajan - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Solar still is one of the economic and eminent ways of desalinating the available
sea/brackish water into potable water. However, the distillate output from the solar still is …

Effect of water depth and insulation on the productivity of an acrylic pyramid solar still–An experimental study

AM Manokar, Y Taamneh, DP Winston… - Groundwater for …, 2020 - Elsevier
Evaporation and condensation rate directly depend on the surface area provided in the solar
still. Considering that, pyramid solar still provides greater surface area than basin type still …

Comparative study of tubular solar stills with phase change material and nano-enhanced phase change material

MM Thalib, AM Manokar, FA Essa, N Vasimalai… - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study is intended to investigate and analyze the operational performances of the
Conventional Tubular Solar Still (CTSS), Tubular Solar Still with Phase Change Material …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal solar sorption cooling systems-A review of principle, technology, and applications

RA Almasri, NH Abu-Hamdeh, KK Esmaeil… - Alexandria Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Conventional energy consumption in refrigeration is one of the important reasons in global
warming. Solar cooling systems are becoming more compact, having lower costs, and are …

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 …