Developments in solar still desalination systems: A critical review

George M. Ayoub; Lilian Malaeb

doi:10.1080/10643389.2011.574104

Developments in solar still desalination systems: A critical review

George M. Ayoub, Lilian Malaeb

Biological, Environmental Sciences and Engineering

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Abstract

Solar still desalination uses a sustainable and pollution-free source to produce high-quality water. The main limitation is low productivity and this has been the focus of intensive research. A major concern while increasing productivity is to maintain economic feasibility and simplicity. The authors present a critical review of the research work conducted on solar stills development. Studies addressing each parameter of concern are grouped together and results compared. Novelty in design and newly introduced features are presented. Modeling efforts of flow circulation within the still and methods to estimate internal heat transfer coefficients are discussed and future research needs are outlined. © 2012 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2078-2112
Number of pages	35
Journal	Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology
Volume	42
Issue number	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2011.574104
State	Published - Oct 2012

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KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
Acknowledgements: The authors would like to acknowledge the Lebanese National Council for Scientific Research and the Middle East Desalination Research Center, Oman, for financially supporting this work.

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