Experimental study on the performance of an enhanced stepped solar still aided by PCM materials with external reflectors
Muapper Alhadri, Shaher Alshammari, Abdulhamid F. Alshammari, Saqib Muneer, Mohamed M.Z. Ahmed, Swellam W. Sharshir, Mohamed Elashmawy
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Solar stillDesalinationSolar desalinationThermalMaterials sciencePhase-change materialEnvironmental scienceParaffin waxProcess engineeringMicroscale chemistryYield (engineering)Solar energyWaxNuclear engineeringPhotovoltaic systemSaline waterThermal energy storageEnvironmental engineeringThermal efficiencyWater scarcityPhase changeProductivityRaw materialMechanical engineeringPrecipitationPassive solar building designComposite materialPhase (matter)Solar-Powered Water Purification MethodsMembrane Separation TechnologiesSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems