Evaluation of the nanofluid-assisted desalination through solar stills in the last decade

A Iqbal, MS Mahmoud, ET Sayed, K Elsaid… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Remote areas and poor communities are occasionally deprived of access to freshwater. It is,
therefore, critical to providing a cheap and efficient desalination system that encourages the …

Solar stills: A comprehensive review of designs, performance and material advances

DDW Rufuss, S Iniyan, L Suganthi… - … and sustainable energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
The demand for fresh water production is growing day by day with the increase in world
population and with industrial growth. Use of desalination technology is increasing to meet …

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 …

A first approach study on the desalination of sea water using heat transformers powered by solar ponds

F Salata, M Coppi - Applied energy, 2014 - Elsevier
In many emerging countries over the past few years some phenomena, such as a better
welfare state, industrial growth and a development in agriculture, led to a significant …

Experimental yield analysis of groundwater solar desalination system using absorbent materials

MLA Ouar, MH Sellami, SE Meddour, R Touahir… - Groundwater for …, 2017 - Elsevier
Nowadays, feeding population by drinkable water has become an enormous task. The most
recent record of potable water shows that more than a billion people throughout the world …

A synergistic evaluation on application of solar-thermal energy in water purification: Current scenario and future prospects

SK Verma, P Singhal, DS Chauhan - Energy conversion and Management, 2019 - Elsevier
Present synergistic review is an attempt to evaluate compatibility of application of solar
energy based systems for water purification. It provides an eagle's perspective on …

A solar desalination system: exergetic performance assessment

AGM Ibrahim, I Dincer - Energy conversion and Management, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper presents a detailed thermodynamic assessment of a solar operated desalination
system through exergy analysis. This system operates under vacuum condition and is …

Solar distillation using a blackened mixture of Portland cement and alluvial sand as a heat storage medium

MH Sellami, S Guemari, R Touahir, K Loudiyi - Desalination, 2016 - Elsevier
Solar energy is one of renewable energies source to produce drinkable water to supply
isolated low-density population areas such as those located in southern Algeria. Alluvial …

Evolution and novel accomplishments of solar pond, desalination and pond coupled to desalination systems: a review

D Sathish, S Jegadheeswaran - Journal of Thermal Analysis and …, 2021 - Springer
Globally, energy is a dynamic element that makes people's major energy demands. There
are a variety of energies; the one that is stupendous potential is solar. Solar energy is an …

Analysis of non-noble plasmonic enhanced solar distillation using computed optical activities

A Gupta, TR Adithyan, SK Kalpathy, T Thomas - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar distillation is an immensely promising, renewable energy-based solution route for
potable water production from grey water. Noble plasmonic nanoparticles (eg, Au, Ag) are …