Improving thermal efficiency and water production in conical solar stills through integrating pistachio shells and paraffin wax phase change material
Ehab M. Almetwally, Mohammed El Hadi Attia, M.A. Elazab, M. Bassyouni, A.E. Kabeel
Topics & Concepts
Exergy efficiencyPhase-change materialSolar stillExergyEnvironmental sciencePayback periodDesalinationSolar desalinationThermal energy storageThermal efficiencyEnvironmental engineeringThermalLatent heatMaterials scienceYield (engineering)Pulp and paper industryProcess engineeringGreenhouseBiomass (ecology)Paraffin waxWaste managementSolar thermal collectorConical surfaceWater-use efficiencyDistillationPhase changeSolar energyPassive solar building designRenewable energyProduction (economics)Composite materialSolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsIrrigation Practices and Water Management