A review of techniques for increasing the productivity of passive solar stills

PK Chaurasiya, U Rajak, SK Singh, TN Verma… - Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The efficiency and distillate output of traditional passive solar till is poor. Various
investigators and researchers have modified the design components of passive solar still to …

A review on research trends in solar still designs for domestic and industrial applications

VP Katekar, SS Deshmukh - Journal of cleaner production, 2020 - Elsevier
Conventional solar still owns poor efficiency and low distillate output. Many investigators
improved the performance of solar still by varying the design of its components. This paper …

A critical review on triangular pyramid, weir–type, spherical, and hemispherical solar water distiller conceptions

O Bait - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
There is an assortment in the ways of procuring palatable water freed from all impurities
through use of such techniques whether being conventional or non–conventional …

A review on diverse combinations and Energy-Exergy-Economics (3E) of hybrid solar still desalination

AW Jeevadason, S Padmini, C Bharatiraja - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Hybrid Solar Stills (HSS) deliver high yield of freshwater at higher efficiency
amongst the various Solar Still (SS) desalination systems, thus facilitating delivery of clean …

Enhancing the performance of a single-basin single-slope solar still by using Fresnel lens: Experimental study

L Mu, X Xu, T Williams, C Debroux, RC Gomez… - Journal of cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
A refraction-based methodology for concentrating sunlight is proposed to augment the pure
water production of a conventional solar still. The Fresnel lens (FRL) was integrated with a …

Performance evaluation of a concatenated stepped solar still system loaded with different masses of energy storage material

R Grewal, M Kumar - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The influence of mass of paraffin wax as energy storage material (ESM) on solar distillation
in a concatenated stepped solar still system (CS 4) is investigated by considering its …

Ultrasonic humidifier-assisted thermal desalination: A comprehensive review

M Talha, ABS Alquaity - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Global water scarcity has increased the demand for sustainable and affordable desalination
solutions. Thermal desalination systems, such as solar stills, have been extensively studied …

Efficacy of mass of energy storage material on the performance of a solar driven stepped series system during sugarcane juice concentration

R Grewal, M Kumar - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
In this experimental study, the effect of mass of paraffin wax as ESM is studied during solar
evaporation of sugarcane juice in a sustainable energy recovery system (SERS) having …

Advancements in ginger drying technologies

A Malik, M Kumar - Journal of Stored Products Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is one of the most widely used spice cum medicinal herbs. The
high initial moisture content of the freshly harvested ginger (85–90% wet basis) makes it …

Investigations on effect of mass of phase change material on sugarcane juice concentration and distillate production in a stepped solar system

R Grewal, M Kumar - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022 - Elsevier
This research paper presents the effect of mass of paraffin wax as phase change material
(PCM) in a stepped solar still (SSS) for obtaining concentrated sugarcane juice as final …