{"id":"https://openalex.org/W7204717441","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecmx.2026.102255","title":"Performance enhancement of hemispherical solar distillers integrated with combined innovative spiral base copper fins, AgNPs-enhanced PCM, and corrugated external reflectors: 3E performance evaluation and statistical analysis","display_name":"Performance enhancement of hemispherical solar distillers integrated with combined innovative spiral base copper fins, AgNPs-enhanced PCM, and corrugated external reflectors: 3E performance evaluation and statistical analysis","publication_year":2026,"publication_date":"2026-08-30","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W7204717441","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecmx.2026.102255"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1016/j.ecmx.2026.102255","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecmx.2026.102255","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecmx.2026.102255","pdf_url":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590174526007385/pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210191901","display_name":"Energy Conversion and Management X","issn_l":"2590-1745","issn":["2590-1745"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["cwts-core","doaj","dongbi-d","jufo-1","norway-1","oarl","poland-20"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320990","host_organization_name":"Elsevier BV","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320990"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Elsevier BV"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Energy Conversion and Management: X","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","is_traditional":true,"indexed_in":["crossref","doaj"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"gold","oa_url":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590174526007385/pdf","any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5048342904","display_name":"Khaled Harby","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1859-7039","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1859-7039"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I23075662","display_name":"Taibah University","ror":"https://ror.org/01xv1nn60","country_code":"SA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I23075662"]}],"countries":["SA"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"K. Harby","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1859-7039","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I23075662"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5005527735","display_name":"Hamada Mohamed Abdelmotalib","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I89466785","display_name":"Minia University","ror":"https://ror.org/02hcv4z63","country_code":"EG","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I89466785"]}],"countries":["EG"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Hamada Mohamed Abdelmotalib","raw_affiliation_strings":["Mechanical Power Engineering and Energy Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, 61519 Minia, Egypt"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Mechanical Power Engineering and Energy Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, 61519 Minia, Egypt","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I89466785"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5031039541","display_name":"Khaled Mohammad Almohammadi","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8294-829X","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8294-829X"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I23075662","display_name":"Taibah University","ror":"https://ror.org/01xv1nn60","country_code":"SA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I23075662"]}],"countries":["SA"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Khaled Almohammadi","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I23075662"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5032893155","display_name":"Walid Mohamed Daoush","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6430-5749","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6430-5749"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I240666556","display_name":"Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University","ror":"https://ror.org/05gxjyb39","country_code":"SA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I240666556"]}],"countries":["SA"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Walid M. Daoush","raw_affiliation_strings":["Chemistry Department, College of Science, Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh 11623, Saudi Arabia"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Chemistry Department, College of Science, Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh 11623, Saudi Arabia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I240666556"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5059611473","display_name":"Raghied Mohammed Atta","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5602-5501","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5602-5501"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I23075662","display_name":"Taibah University","ror":"https://ror.org/01xv1nn60","country_code":"SA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I23075662"]}],"countries":["SA"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Raghied M. Atta","raw_affiliation_strings":["Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Taibah University, Almadinah Almunawwarah 41411, Saudi Arabia"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Taibah University, Almadinah Almunawwarah 41411, Saudi Arabia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I23075662"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5087749374","display_name":"Mohammed Emad","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210151290","display_name":"Islamic University of Madinah","ror":"https://ror.org/03rcp1y74","country_code":"SA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210151290"]}],"countries":["SA"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Mohammed Emad","raw_affiliation_strings":["Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Islamic University of Madinah, P. O. Box: 170, Madinah 42351, Saudi Arabia"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Islamic University of Madinah, P. O. Box: 170, Madinah 42351, Saudi Arabia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210151290"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5069734774","display_name":"Mohamed Benghanem","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2527-8741","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2527-8741","https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7759-1385"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210151290","display_name":"Islamic University of Madinah","ror":"https://ror.org/03rcp1y74","country_code":"SA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210151290"]}],"countries":["SA"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Mohamed Benghanem","raw_affiliation_strings":["Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Islamic University of Madinah, Madinah 42351, Saudi Arabia"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Islamic University of Madinah, Madinah 42351, Saudi Arabia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210151290"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":2,"institutions_distinct_count":4,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5048342904","https://openalex.org/A5087749374"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I23075662","https://openalex.org/I4210151290"],"apc_list":{"value":3170,"currency":"USD","value_usd":3170},"apc_paid":{"value":3170,"currency":"USD","value_usd":3170},"fwci":0.0,"has_fulltext":true,"cited_by_count":0,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.41556456,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":"32","issue":null,"first_page":"102255","last_page":"102255"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12008","display_name":"Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods","score":1.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2105","display_name":"Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/21","display_name":"Energy"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12008","display_name":"Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods","score":1.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2105","display_name":"Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/21","display_name":"Energy"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10905","display_name":"Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems","score":0.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2105","display_name":"Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/21","display_name":"Energy"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11774","display_name":"Adsorption and Cooling Systems","score":0.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2210","display_name":"Mechanical Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/solar-still","display_name":"solar still","score":0.8299999833106995},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/freshwater-production","display_name":"freshwater production","score":0.8199999928474426},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/thermal-efficiency","display_name":"thermal efficiency","score":0.8420000076293945},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/exergy-efficiency","display_name":"exergy efficiency","score":0.9750000238418579},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/payback-period","display_name":"payback period","score":0.8080000281333923},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/3e-analysis","display_name":"3E analysis","score":0.5569999814033508}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2986800882","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7168187","display_name":"Performance enhancement","level":2,"score":0.704800009727478},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C192562407","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q228736","display_name":"Materials science","level":0,"score":0.5863000154495239},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C174128100","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q846907","display_name":"Spiral (railway)","level":2,"score":0.545799970626831},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C42058472","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q810214","display_name":"Base (topology)","level":2,"score":0.5135999917984009},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2986587452","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q938438","display_name":"Statistical analysis","level":2,"score":0.477400004863739},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C544778455","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q753","display_name":"Copper","level":2,"score":0.4562999904155731},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C78519656","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q101333","display_name":"Mechanical engineering","level":1,"score":0.39089998602867126},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777115002","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7168246","display_name":"Performance prediction","level":2,"score":0.3806000053882599},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778915421","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3643177","display_name":"Performance improvement","level":2,"score":0.3659000098705292},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C159985019","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181790","display_name":"Composite material","level":1,"score":0.3260999917984009},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C66938386","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q633538","display_name":"Structural engineering","level":1,"score":0.30869999527931213},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C541104983","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40015","display_name":"Solar energy","level":2,"score":0.2953000068664551},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C150077022","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3136137","display_name":"Response surface methodology","level":2,"score":0.2906000018119812},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199639397","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1788588","display_name":"Engineering drawing","level":1,"score":0.28519999980926514},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C171146098","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124192","display_name":"Automotive engineering","level":1,"score":0.26190000772476196},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C135628077","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q220184","display_name":"Finite element method","level":2,"score":0.258899986743927},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C120665830","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14620","display_name":"Optics","level":1,"score":0.25859999656677246}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1016/j.ecmx.2026.102255","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecmx.2026.102255","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecmx.2026.102255","pdf_url":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590174526007385/pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210191901","display_name":"Energy Conversion and Management X","issn_l":"2590-1745","issn":["2590-1745"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["cwts-core","doaj","dongbi-d","jufo-1","norway-1","oarl","poland-20"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320990","host_organization_name":"Elsevier BV","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320990"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Elsevier BV"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Energy Conversion and Management: X","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.1016/j.ecmx.2026.102255","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecmx.2026.102255","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecmx.2026.102255","pdf_url":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590174526007385/pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210191901","display_name":"Energy Conversion and Management X","issn_l":"2590-1745","issn":["2590-1745"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["cwts-core","doaj","dongbi-d","jufo-1","norway-1","oarl","poland-20"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320990","host_organization_name":"Elsevier BV","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320990"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Elsevier BV"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Energy Conversion and Management: X","raw_type":"journal-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/7","display_name":"Affordable and clean energy","score":0.9853000044822693},{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/6","display_name":"Clean water and sanitation","score":0.6618000268936157},{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/12","display_name":"Responsible consumption and production","score":0.5925999879837036},{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/9","display_name":"Industry, innovation and infrastructure","score":0.5378999710083008},{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/13","display_name":"Climate action","score":0.5351999998092651}],"study_designs":[],"awards":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/G7053535693","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"Project 1030","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320327296","funder_display_name":"Ministry of Education \u2013 Kingdom of Saudi Arabi"}],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320327296","display_name":"Ministry of Education \u2013 Kingdom of Saudi Arabi","ror":"https://ror.org/00q919b81"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320331150","display_name":"Islamic University of Madinah","ror":"https://ror.org/03rcp1y74"}],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":true,"pdf":true},"content_urls":{"pdf":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W7204717441.pdf","grobid_xml":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W7204717441.grobid-xml"},"referenced_works_count":47,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W2779742404","https://openalex.org/W2885409072","https://openalex.org/W2914640337","https://openalex.org/W3003569071","https://openalex.org/W3096859694","https://openalex.org/W3129814355","https://openalex.org/W4206825023","https://openalex.org/W4295238064","https://openalex.org/W4309212064","https://openalex.org/W4310614227","https://openalex.org/W4313420681","https://openalex.org/W4382560569","https://openalex.org/W4389398575","https://openalex.org/W4390937436","https://openalex.org/W4391465673","https://openalex.org/W4392658110","https://openalex.org/W4393121571","https://openalex.org/W4396571218","https://openalex.org/W4396768590","https://openalex.org/W4399603615","https://openalex.org/W4400909864","https://openalex.org/W4402737511","https://openalex.org/W4403587510","https://openalex.org/W4404123056","https://openalex.org/W4405223828","https://openalex.org/W4405433657","https://openalex.org/W4408149355","https://openalex.org/W4408378574","https://openalex.org/W4410512742","https://openalex.org/W4413354036","https://openalex.org/W4414498555","https://openalex.org/W4415336820","https://openalex.org/W4415431645","https://openalex.org/W4416604108","https://openalex.org/W4417520433","https://openalex.org/W7078368216","https://openalex.org/W7106251930","https://openalex.org/W7116708859","https://openalex.org/W7128082287","https://openalex.org/W7128503672","https://openalex.org/W7128685455","https://openalex.org/W7136351394","https://openalex.org/W7137897703","https://openalex.org/W7156743626","https://openalex.org/W7163674956","https://openalex.org/W7170468115","https://openalex.org/W7171331560"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W7132854701","https://openalex.org/W7130849685","https://openalex.org/W7128503672","https://openalex.org/W7130950959","https://openalex.org/W7166078866","https://openalex.org/W4413099209","https://openalex.org/W7130844225","https://openalex.org/W4413372759","https://openalex.org/W4404704404","https://openalex.org/W7163674956"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Conventional":[0],"solar":[1,36,92,223],"distillation":[2],"systems":[3],"suffer":[4],"from":[5,128,159],"low":[6],"thermal":[7,42],"performance":[8,32,82],"and":[9,24,43,61,72,110,113,140,182,219],"limited":[10],"freshwater":[11,97,188],"productivity,":[12],"restricting":[13],"their":[14],"practical":[15],"application":[16,209],"for":[17,131,143],"sustainable":[18],"water":[19],"production,":[20],"particularly":[21],"in":[22,80],"remote":[23],"arid":[25],"regions.":[26],"This":[27],"study":[28,66],"experimentally":[29],"investigates":[30],"the":[31,81,84,89,132,144,176,187,207,211,217],"enhancement":[33],"of":[34,83,153,169,198,210,222],"hemispherical":[35,91],"distillers":[37],"(HSDs)":[38],"using":[39],"several":[40],"innovative":[41,58],"engineering":[44],"modifications.":[45],"An":[46],"integrated":[47,208],"improvement":[48,168],"strategy":[49],"was":[50,123],"developed":[51],"by":[52,100,105,114,191],"combining":[53],"silver-nanoparticle-enhanced":[54],"phase-change":[55],"material":[56],"(AgNP-PCM),":[57],"spiral-base-copper":[59,111,180],"fins,":[60,112,181],"an":[62,120,173,183],"external":[63,121,184],"reflector.":[64],"The":[65,75,95],"also":[67],"includes":[68],"comprehensive":[69],"thermal,":[70],"economic,":[71],"statistical":[73],"analyses.":[74],"results":[76],"demonstrate":[77,205],"clear":[78],"improvements":[79],"modified":[85,145],"stills":[86],"compared":[87],"with":[88,103,108,194],"traditional":[90],"distiller":[93],"(THSD).":[94],"daily":[96],"yield":[98],"increased":[99,127,158],"38.06":[101],"%":[102,107,118,130,142,161],"AgNP-PCM,":[104],"74.14":[106],"PCM-Ag":[109],"up":[115],"to":[116,135,149,162],"103.23":[117],"when":[119],"reflector":[122,185],"added.":[124],"Thermal":[125],"efficiency":[126,157],"57.64":[129],"conventional":[133],"still":[134],"79.16":[136],"%,":[137,139,164,193],"99.44":[138],"115.76":[141],"configurations,":[146],"respectively,":[147],"corresponding":[148],"a":[150,166,195],"maximum":[151,167],"increase":[152],"100.82":[154],"%.":[155,171],"Exergy":[156],"1.45":[160],"6.09":[163],"representing":[165],"320.46":[170],"From":[172],"economic":[174,220],"perspective,":[175],"configuration":[177],"incorporating":[178],"PCM-Ag,":[179],"reduced":[186],"production":[189],"cost":[190],"53.73":[192],"payback":[196],"period":[197],"less":[199],"than":[200],"two":[201],"years.":[202],"These":[203],"findings":[204],"that":[206],"proposed":[212],"modifications":[213],"can":[214],"effectively":[215],"improve":[216],"technical":[218],"viability":[221],"stills.":[224]},"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-11-05T12:25:35.769452","created_date":"2026-08-31T00:00:00"}