Augmentation of a solar still distillate yield via absorber plate coated with black nanoparticles
Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2017 Effects of utilizing nanomaterial on the solar still productivity investigated experimentally. Cuprous oxides (CuO) chosen as a nanoparticles material.
A.E. Kabeel +5 more
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Case Studies in Thermal EngineeringSolar distillation represents a sustainable solution for freshwater production in water-scarce regions. However, conventional solar stills (CSS) face significant limitations including low productivity rates, substantial heat losses through rear walls ...
Hisham M. Almongy +7 more
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Applied Water ScienceIn this research, the impact of integrating solar still with thermal energy storage material and flat plate solar collector (FPSC) on the freshwater productivity was experimentally investigated.
Waleed A. Abdelmaksoud
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Performance analysis of snail shell biomaterials in solar still for clean water production: nature-inspired innovation for sustainability [PDF]
Water Science and TechnologyIn this current investigation, the experimental performance of a solar still basin was significantly enhanced by incorporating snail shell biomaterials.
Ramasamy Dhivagar +5 more
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Experimental investigation of the cooling effect in an autonomous-orienting conventional solar still [PDF]
International Journal of Renewable Energy DevelopmentThis study aims to assess the cooling effect of the condensing glass cover in a high-temperature conventional solar still (CSS) that dynamically operates, continuously changing its orientation to track the sun from sunrise to sunset.
Oussama Drissi Maliani +4 more
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Suppressing Morphological and Energetic Disorder in Copper Antimony Sulfide-based Hole-Transporting Materials via Ligand-Precursor Engineering for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh)Sulfur‐precursor and ligand engineering regulate the nucleation, morphology, and energetic disorder of CuSbS2 nanocrystals for dopant‐free inorganic hole‐transport layers in perovskite solar cells. Thiourea‐assisted synthesis combined with optimized OAm/OAc coordination suppresses excessive anisotropic growth, enabling mixed plate‐like/quasi‐spherical ...
Dilci I, Sonmezoglu S.
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Advances in Se Wide-Bandgap Photovoltaics and Te<sub>x</sub>Se<sub>1-x</sub> SWIR Photodiodes. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh)In this review, fundamental properties and current challenges in Se photovoltaics (PVs) for tandem and indoor PVs and TexSe1‐x alloys for short wave infrared photodiodes are discussed. A case is made for the practicality of elemental chalcogenide optoelectronics, and a pathway toward resolving the key challenges in these respective technologies is ...
Alfieri AD, Jariwala D.
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Performance Analysis of Floating Structures in Solar-Powered Desalination
EnergiesSolar desalination employs direct sunrays in order to evaporate water vapor and collect the condensed water, making it an effective solution to combat water scarcity.
Ajay Kumar Kaviti +3 more
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Numerical study of a passive solar still with separate condenser [PDF]
, 2009 A passive solar still with separate condenser has been modeled and its performance evaluated. The system has one basin in the evaporation chamber and two basins (middle and upper) in the condenser chamber, with a glass cover over the evaporator basin and
Johnstone, C., Madhlopa, A.
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An experimental and theoretical investigation of a wick-type solar still for water desalination [PDF]
, 1992 This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.Solar distillation using a wick-type solar still was investigated theoretically and experimentally.
Mahdi, Jassim Talib
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