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Effect of water and air flow on concentric tubular solar water desalting system

Thirugnanasambantham Arunkumar, +4 more
- 01 Mar 2013 - 
- Vol. 103, Iss: 103, pp 109-115
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In this article, the authors reported an innovative design of tubular solar still with a rectangular basin for water desalination with flowing water and air over the cover, and the daily distillate output was increased by lowering the temperature of water flowing over it (top cover cooling arrangement).
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This article is published in Applied Energy.The article was published on 2013-03-01 and is currently open access. It has received 146 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Water cooling & Solar humidification.

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Experimental study on tubular solar still using Graphene Oxide Nano particles in Phase Change Material (NPCM's) for fresh water production

Abd Elnaby Kabeel, +6 more
- 01 Apr 2020 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the thermal conductivity of graphene oxide nanoparticle in PCM acts as the key role in improving the thermal performance of a tubular solar still, as compared to that of PCM without nanoparticle.
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Parameters affecting the performance of a low cost solar still

Amimul Ahsan, +5 more
- 01 Feb 2014 - 
TL;DR: A triangular solar still (TrSS) was designed and developed with cheap, lightweight, local and available materials, and field experiments were carried out to evaluate the effects of solar radiation intensity, ambient air temperature and the initial water depth on the daily water production of the TrSS as discussed by the authors.
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Productivity enhancements of compound parabolic concentrator tubular solar stills

Thirugnanasambantham Arunkumar, +5 more
- 01 Apr 2016 - 
TL;DR: In this article, the performance of compound parabolic concentrator assisted tubular solar still (CPC-TSS) with different augmentation systems was studied. And the results showed that, the productivity of un-augmented CPCTSS and CPC-CTSS were 3710 ml /day and 4960 ml/day, respectively.
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The cooling techniques of the solar stills' glass covers – A review

Z.M. Omara, +4 more
- 01 Oct 2017 - 
TL;DR: In this article, a review of various methods of glass cover cooling used to enhance the performance of the solar stills is presented, where cooling of glass covers is found to achieve a reduction in glass cover temperature in the range of 6-20°C with an improvement in stills efficiency and productivity up to 15.5% and 20% maximum.
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Improving the performance of stepped solar still

A.S. Abdullah
- 14 Jun 2013 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the experimental performance of a stepped solar still coupled with a solar air-heater was investigated, and the results showed that water productivity increased by 112% over conventional still, when the system was coupled with solar airheater and glass cover cooling.
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Seawater desalination using renewable energy sources

Soteris A. Kalogirou
- 01 Jan 2005 - 
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a review of various systems that use renewable energy sources for desalination, including solar collectors, photovoltaics, solar ponds and geothermal energy.
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A review of renewable energy technologies integrated with desalination systems

Mohamed A. Eltawil, +3 more
- 01 Dec 2009 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a review of the highlights that have been achieved during the recent years worldwide and the state-of-the-art for most important efforts in the field of desalination by renewable energies, with emphasis on technologies and economics.
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Single basin double slope solar still with minimum basin depth and energy storing materials

K. Kalidasa Murugavel, +4 more
- 01 Feb 2010 - 
TL;DR: In this article, a single basin double slope solar still with an inner basin size 2.08m and outer basin size 1.25m has been fabricated with mild steel plate and tested with a layer of water and different sensible heat storage materials like quartzite rock, red brick pieces, cement concrete pieces, washed stones and iron scraps.
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Seawater desalination driven by renewable energies: a review

Lourdes García-Rodríguez
- 20 May 2002 - 
TL;DR: A review of pilot plants and perspectives of development is presented in this article, where the use of renewable energies in seawater desalination is suitable, especially for remote areas where conventional energy supply and skilled workers are not usually available.
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Utilization of thermoelectric cooling in a portable active solar still — An experimental study on winter days

Javad Abolfazli Esfahani, +2 more
- 15 Mar 2011 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, an attempt has been made to produce a portable solar still by using a solar collector, a wall covered with black wool, and water sprinkling system to increase evaporation rate and a thermoelectric cooling device to enhance water condensation All walls are made from Plexiglas to make the still, unbreakable.
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This work reports an innovative design of tubular solar still with a rectangular basin for water desalination with flowing water and air over the cover. However, with cooling air flow, production increased to 3050ml/day, and with cooling water flow, it further increased to 5000ml/day.