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Performance enhancement of a v-corrugated basin hemispherical solar distiller combined with reversed solar collector: An experimental approach
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In this paper , a v-corrugated basin and a reversed solar collector were used to augment the evaporation area and assist in reflecting more solar irradiance onto the outer surface of the basin.About:
This article is published in Renewable Energy.The article was published on 2022-05-01. It has received 16 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Solar still & Distillation.read more
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Experimental investigation and thermo-economic performance analysis of a modified solar distiller design with thermal storage material and v-corrugated absorber basin
TL;DR: In this article , a comparative experimental study is carried out to augment the freshwater productivity of a single-slope solar distiller, where a v-corrugated basin is utilized to boost the evaporation area for effective heat transfer of saline water; meanwhile, a phase change material (PCM) is incorporated underneath the basin to extend the still's nocturnal distillate yield.
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Experimental study of a hemispherical solar distillation system with and without rock salt balls as low-cost sensible storage: Performance optimization and comparative analysis
Mohammed El Hadi Attia,Ahmed Kabeel,M. E. Zayed,Mohamed Abdelgaied,Swellam W. Sharshir,A Abdulla +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the potential of using rock salt balls as a low-cost sensible storage medium for augmenting the freshwater product of hemispheric solar still (HSS) is investigated.
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Solar thermal feed preheating techniques integrated with membrane distillation for seawater desalination applications: Recent advances, retrofitting performance improvement strategies, and future perspectives
S. El-Agouz,M. E. Zayed,Ali M. Abo Ghazala,Ayman Refat Abd Elbar,Mohammad bagher Shahin,M. Yusof Zakaria,K. Ismaeil +6 more
TL;DR: In this article , the recent advances and latest developments in solar-powered Membrane distillation (MD) technology have been highlighted and a special focus has been considered for hybridization configurations, energy performance evaluation, and economic analyses of solar MD systems.
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Optimal size of spherical rock salt balls as low-cost thermal storage materials for performance augmentation of hemispherical solar distillers: Experimental investigation and thermo-economic analysis
TL;DR: In this paper , an experimental investigation is carried out to ameliorate the freshwater product of a hemispheric solar distillatory, where spherical salt balls are embedded in basin saline water to improve the absorption rates for efficacious heat transfer of salty water and also act as a low-cost sensible energy storage material to promote the basin saltwater temperature in the inadequacy of solar irradiation periods.
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Design and development of a tubular solar distiller using a convex absorber, wick materials, and PCM reservoir combined with a solar parabolic concentrator
TL;DR: In this article , the authors presented an innovative design of tubular solar distillers with higher productivity and the lowest possible cost, which was done by adding a convex absorber instead of the flat absorber, as well as covering it with black jute wick material, in addition to using an energy storage reservoir that contains paraffin wax and the oil heat exchanger incorporated with solar parabolic concentrator.
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Performance of solar still with a concave wick evaporation surface
TL;DR: In this paper, a concave wick surface was used for evaporation, whereas four sides of a pyramid shaped still were used for condensation, and a jute wick increased the amount of absorbed solar radiation and enhanced the surface area.
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Performance study on single basin single slope solar still with different water nanofluids
TL;DR: In this paper, the performance of single basin single slope solar still with and without water nanofluid was compared and two experimental stills of the same basin area have been fabricated and tested with water and different nanophluids simultaneously.
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Experimental investigation of thermal performance of flat and v-corrugated plate solar air heaters with and without PCM as thermal energy storage
TL;DR: In this article, a flat and v-corrugated plate solar air heaters with built-in PCM as thermal energy storage material were designed and tested under prevailing weather conditions of Tanta city (30° 43′N, 31°E).
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Effect of water depth on a novel absorber plate of pyramid solar still coated with TiO2 nano black paint
Abd Elnaby Kabeel,Ravishankar Sathyamurthy,Ravishankar Sathyamurthy,Swellam W. Sharshir,A. Muthumanokar,Hitesh Panchal,N. Prakash,Chandran Prasad,S. Nandakumar,M.S. El Kady +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the absorber plate of a pyramid basin type solar still is coated with TiO2 nanoparticles doped in black paint on the basin to analyze the performance under the various depth of water.
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Observational study of modified solar still coupled with oil serpentine loop from cylindrical parabolic concentrator and phase changing material under basin
TL;DR: In this paper, the performance of a cylindrical parabolic concentrator with focal pipe coupled with a developed solar still with (oil heat exchanger, Phase Change Material (PCM)) have been experimentally investigated to improve the freshwater productivity.
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