• A new hybrid humidification–dehumidification and air conditioning system is proposed and investigated. • The proposed system keeps the function of the air conditioning system and uses it in water desalination. • The effects of system operating parameters on system performance were evaluated and correlated. a b s t r a c t a r t i c l e i n f o An experimental study of the performance of a hyb...

Abstract: Coober Pedy is a remote town in South Australia with abundant solar radiation and scarce and low quality water, where a reverse osmosis plant has been operating since 1967. This paper evaluates the feasibility of powering the plant with solar or photovoltaic (PV) panels whilst avoiding energy storage in batteries. Pilot tests were performed in October 2005 with a small scale PV-powere...

Abstract Clean water is a necessity, yet it scarce due to the increase in demand. Desalination most reliable way of getting clean water. The commonest desalination process used and suitable rural areas solar still distillation. Although faces low production requires enhancements alongside quality checks. This study aims develop an improved system with quantity quality. was achieved by introduci...

This work suggests a solution for preventing/eliminating the predicted Sea Level Rise (SLR) by seawater desalination and storage through large number of plants distributed worldwide; it also comprises that desalinated can resolve global water scarcity complete coverage demand. level rise be prevented desalinating additional accumulated into oceans annually human consumption, while excess amount...

Plant transpiration, a process of water movement through a plant and its evaporation from aerial parts especially leaves, consumes a large component of the total continental precipitation (≈48%) and significantly influences global water distribution and climate. To date, various chemical and/or biological explorations have been made to tune the transpiration but with uncertain environmental ris...

The correlation between water and energy is currently the focus of several investigations. In particular, desalination is a technological process characterized by high energy consumption; nevertheless, desalination represents the only practicable solution in several areas, where the availability of fresh water is limited but brackish water or seawater are present. These natural resources (energ...

Water is the most common substance in the world, however, 97% is seawater and only 3% is fresh water. The availability of water for human consumption is decreasing due to increasing the environmental pollution. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), about 2.4 billion people do not have access to basic sanitation facilities, and more than one billion people do not have access to safe ...

Solar-powered water evaporation is a straightforward, practical approach to use solar energy for desalination. Solar absorbers made from photothermal materials capable of effectively confining heat and pumping the surface are essential high efficiency. However, separate designs transport routes thermal insulating layers required simultaneously achieve desired managements. This work reports an i...

Capacitive desalination is a promising desalination technique. A novel fl ow-through electrode architecture utilizes a newly developed porous carbon material to achieve dramatic improvements in desalination rate and salt concentration reduction. Image depicts a capacitive desalination cell with a fl ow-through architecture. Capacitive desalination (CD) is a promising desalination technique as, ...