Heliyon,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(19), P. e38751 - e38751
Published: Sept. 30, 2024
Solar
stills
represent
a
crucial
technology
in
the
quest
to
provide
clean
and
accessible
water,
particularly
regions
facing
water
scarcity
limited
energy
resources.
This
study
investigates
various
solar
still
designs,
exploring
their
advantages
limitations
purification.
Through
an
analysis
of
current
global
landscape
usage
ongoing
research
endeavors,
this
aims
highlight
potential
propose
modifications
enhance
efficiency.
The
also
extensive
diverse
designs
performance
metrics,
including
factors
like
reflectors,
wick
materials,
absorber
plates,
air
velocity,
elucidates
key
strategies
augment
output
utilization.
Reflectors
pebbles,
variations
plate
design
have
shown
promising
results
increasing
productivity.
Additionally,
insights
into
impact
environmental
variables
such
as
radiation,
wind
ambient
temperature
on
are
provided,
informing
optimization
process.
patterns
efforts,
highlights
untapped
proposes
performance.
Furthermore,
it
suggests
avenues
for
future
research,
integration
heat
storage
materials
development
advanced
modeling
control
algorithms,
further
stills.
these
can
emerge
sustainable
reliable
solution
purification,
contributing
significantly
efforts
combat
scarcity.
Results in Engineering,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
21, P. 101800 - 101800
Published: Jan. 18, 2024
Being
a
cheap,
simple,
and
low-energy
consumer,
solar
stills
have
been
introduced
by
water
energy
scientists
as
an
alternative
desalination
method
to
fossil
fuel-based
ones.
A
wide
variety
of
designs
modifications
applied
enhance
the
stills'
performance,
which
may
be
associated
with
experimental
works
that
require
time
cost.
Therefore,
coupling
state-of-the-art
machine
learning
is
expected
overcome
these
disadvantages
work.
Artificial
intelligence
models
try
build
relationships
between
input
output
data
similar
human
brains
depending
on
given
dataset.
In
light
these,
this
study
carries
out
literature
review
considers
applications
artificial
in
performance
prediction.
The
covers
most
repeated
methods
employed
for
prediction,
focusing
principles,
advantages,
limitations,
mathematical
description
each
besides
model
evaluation
criteria.
Then,
comprehensive
analysis
performed
classifying
them
according
design.
work
compares
previous
studies
within
gives
reasons
authors'
findings,
highlighting
variation
models'
prediction
findings.
Accordingly,
root
mean
square
errors
close
zero
are
highlighted
throughout
review.
Advanced Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(26)
Published: May 5, 2024
Abstract
Recent
advances
in
solar‐driven
interfacial
evaporation
(SDIE)
have
led
to
high
rates
that
open
promising
avenues
for
practical
utilization
freshwater
production
and
industrial
application
pollutant
nutrient
concentration,
resource
recovery.
Breakthroughs
overcoming
the
theoretical
limitation
of
2D
allowed
developing
systems
with
rates.
This
study
presents
a
comprehensive
review
various
evaporator
designs
achieved
pure
beyond
4
kg
m
−2
h
−1
,
including
structural
material
allowing
rapid
evaporation,
passive
3D
designs,
coupled
alternative
energy
sources
wind
joule
heating.
The
operational
mechanisms
each
design
are
outlined
together
discussion
on
current
benefits
areas
improvement.
overarching
challenges
encountered
by
SDIE
concerning
feasibility
direct
integration
into
contemporary
settings
assessed,
issues
relating
sustaining
elevated
under
diverse
environmental
conditions
addressed.
