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ArticleScientific reports2024

Maximizing solar distillation performance for conical solar still through varied energy storage materials.

Abdelkader Bellila, Abd Elnaby Kabeel, Mohammed El Hadi Attia, H A Dahab, M A Elazab

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Abdelkader BellilaDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Exact Science, University of El Oued, 39000, El Oued, Algeria.
Abd Elnaby KabeelMechanical Power Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Mohammed El Hadi AttiaDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Exact Science, University of El Oued, 39000, El Oued, Algeria.
H A DahabFaculty of Engineering, Mechanical Power Engineering Department, Horus University, New Damietta, Egypt.
M A ElazabFaculty of Engineering, Mechanical Power Engineering Department, Horus University, New Damietta, Egypt. mahelazab0@gmail.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The study investigates the performance enhancement of a conical solar distillation system by incorporating different energy storage materials, including glass balls, stainless steel balls, sandstones, and black gravel. These materials were analyzed based on their ability to improve energy and exergy efficiencies. The experimental setup involved using identical sizes (∅ 1.5 cm) of these materials to maximize water evaporation and distillate yield. The key novelty lies in the comparative analysis of these energy storage materials under similar environmental conditions, offering insights into their thermophysical properties and overall system performance. Stainless steel balls demonstrated the highest energy efficiency, reaching 54.06%, with an exergy efficiency of 3.93%, and the highest water productivity of 9.45 L/m

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Black gravelConical solar stillEnergy storage materialsGlass ballsSand stonesStainless-steel balls

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PMID39587183
PMCPMC11589115

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