Research Center in Industrial Technologies

Performance Enhancement of Solar Stills Using Wire‐Mesh Materials: A Systematic Review of Passive, Hybrid, and Active Approaches

ABSTRACT Solar still (SS) desalination is a solar‐based desalination technology that is environmentally friendly and has the potential to provide an abundant supply of saline water, but has been limited in practice due to low productivity and thermal efficiency. This systematic r...

Sustainable Solar Cabinet Dryers: A Review of Design Innovations, Thermal Storage Integration, Hybrid Systems, and Techno‐Environmental Assessment

ABSTRACT Although solar cabinet dryers (SCDs) represent an alternative to open sun drying (OSD) in the preservation of agricultural products, there are still challenges for SCDs such as the solar intermittency, unequal drying, and poor thermal efficiency. This systematic review b...

Thermal, Electrical, and Economic Assessment of Multilayer Phase Change Material Heat Sinks for Photovoltaic Modules at Different Inclinations: A Numerical Analysis

ABSTRACT Passive cooling using phase change materials (PCMs) can reduce photovoltaic (PV) overheating; however, its effectiveness depends on PCM properties, layer arrangement, system inclination, and material cost. This study presents a transient two‐dimensional numerical investi...