Use of solar photovoltaic with active solar still to improve distillate output: A review

Reliability of thermal desalination (solar stills) for water/wastewater treatment in light of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus “SARS-CoV-2”) pandemic: What should consider?

“…Meanwhile, integration with humidification-dehumidification systems [ 71 , 72 ], thermoelectric modules (for heating and cooling) [ 73 , 74 ], and external/internal condensers [ 75 , 76 ] are another modifications for enhancing the performance of system. Furthermore, utilizing various solar collectors such as flat plate collector (FPC) [ [77] , [78] , [79] , [80] ], solar dish concentrator (SDC) [ 81 , 82 ], parabolic trough concentrator(PTC) [ 83 , 84 ], Fresnel lens (FL) [ 85 , 86 ], evacuated tube collector (ETC) [ [87] , [88] , [89] , [90] ], mini/shallow solar pond [ 91 , 92 ], and photovoltaic (PV) and photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) [ [93] , [94] , [95] , [96] ] are other methods to improve the performance of solar stills. Fig.…”

Recent Developments of Solar Stills and Humidification De-humidification Desalination Systems: A Review

“…The modified system production rate and energy efficiency were improved compared with the Conventional one by 192% and 53%, respectively. The enhancement in distillate yield achieved by integrating SS with photovoltaic panel PV was analysed by [39]. Results concluded that the combination of the modified system had a thermal efficiency that was 25% greater than the regular one.…”

Applications of Heat Exchanger in Solar Desalination: Current Issues and Future Challenges

“…The earth is predominantly covered with saline water, which is not directly usable for drinking [7]. In order to use seawater for drinking purposes, its salinity must be removed because a salinity level of around 500 ppm is recommended for drinking [8]. Desalination is a simple and easy-to-use technique to remove the impurity/salinity from seawater or brackish water [9].…”