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Studies on latent heat energy storage (LHES) materials for solar desalination application-focus on material properties, prioritization, selection and future research potential by Dsilva Winfred Rufuss, D., Rajkumar, V., Suganthi, L., Iniyan, S.

“…In recent years latent heat energy storage (LHES) has received a worldwide focus in the area of solar still applications. Among various techniques available to…”
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A review of efficient high productivity solar stills by Arunkumar, T., Raj, Kaiwalya, Dsilva Winfred Rufuss, D., Denkenberger, David, Tingting, Guo, Xuan, Li, Velraj, R.

“…Fresh water is an indispensable resource, which is getting contaminated. The shortage of freshwater has been identified as a crucial issue all around the…”
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Techno-economic analysis of solar stills using integrated fuzzy analytical hierarchy process and data envelopment analysis by Dsilva Winfred Rufuss, D., Raj Kumar, V., Suganthi, L., Iniyan, S., Davies, P.A.

“…[Display omitted] •Fuzzy AHP was used to find the percentage weighting of input and output criteria.•DEA approach was used to compare the overall efficiency of…”
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Augmenting the potable water produced from single slope solar still using CNT-doped paraffin wax as energy storage: an experimental approach by Chamkha, Ali J., Rufuss, D. Dsilva Winfred, Kabeel, A. E., Sathyamurthy, Ravishankar, Abdelgaid, Mohammed, Manokar, A. Muthu, Madhu, B.

“…The present study aims to find the technical feasibility of recently evolved nanomaterial, i.e. carbon nanotubes (CNT), enhanced with paraffin as a novel…”
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Effects of nanoparticle-enhanced phase change material (NPCM) on solar still productivity by Dsilva Winfred Rufuss, D., Suganthi, L., Iniyan, S., Davies, P.A.

“…This paper investigates the effects of nanoparticle-enhanced phase change material (NPCM) on solar still operation and performance. Technical and economic…”
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Alcohol-alcohol-based draw solute minimizes the reverse solute flux in forward osmosis desalination by Dey, Kaushik, Dsilva Winfred Rufuss, D.

“…Recently, alcohol-based draw solute (DS), i.e., alcohol with water, is one of the trending research topics in forward osmosis (FO) because of its performance…”
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Solar stills: A comprehensive review of designs, performance and material advances by Dsilva Winfred Rufuss, D., Iniyan, S., Suganthi, L., Davies, P.A.

“…The demand for fresh water production is growing day by day with the increase in world population and with industrial growth. Use of desalination technology is…”
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Microscopic characteristics of biodiesel – Graphene oxide nanoparticle blends and their Utilisation in a compression ignition engine by Nagaraja, S., Dsilva Winfred Rufuss, D., Hossain, A.K.

“…Use of nano-additives in biofuels is an important research and development topic for achieving optimum engine performance with reduced emissions. In this…”
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Complete parametric investigation of a forward osmosis process using sodium chloride draw solution by Dsilva Winfred Rufuss, D., Hosseinipour, Ebrahim, Arulvel, S., Davies, P.A.

“…The design and operation of FO systems require accurate prediction of performance according to the operating parameters. Performance parameters such as water…”
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Advances in forward osmosis (FO) technology for enhanced efficiency and output: A critical review by Dsilva Winfred Rufuss, D., Kapoor, V., Arulvel, S., Davies, P.A.

“…Freshwater scarcity is one of the most important issues facing the world today. To address this issue, processes have been developed to purify and desalinate…”
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Effect of nano-coated CuO absorbers with PVA sponges in solar water desalting system by Arunkumar, T., Murugesan, D., Raj, Kaiwalya, Denkenberger, David, Viswanathan, C., Rufuss, D. Dsilva Winfred, Velraj, R.

“…•CuO nanoparticles were synthesized by the thermal evaporation technique.•CuO nano coated absorber plates tested in the basin of the solar still.•CuO nano…”
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Hydrophobic electroless nickel phosphorus-graphene carbon nitride coating on AISI 4140 steel with enhanced hardness and scratch resistance by Arulvel, S., Dsilva Winfred Rufuss, D., Kandasamy, Jayakrishna, Kumaravelu, P., Raychoudhury, Rishav, Raghul, S.

“…The present article explores the ability of synthesized graphene carbon nitride (g-C3N4) towards the improvement of microstructure, surface energy, surface…”
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Forward osmosis desalination: A critical review focussing on recent advancements in draw solution recovery techniques for enhanced efficiency and regeneration by Reddy, Santhosh, Dey, Kaushik, Dsilva Winfred Rufuss, D., Arulvel, S., Akinaga, Takeshi

“…Forward osmosis (FO) is a membrane separation process that harnesses a concentrated draw solution (DS) to extract fresh water from the feed solution (FS)…”
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Low mass fraction impregnation with graphene oxide (GO) enhances thermo-physical properties of paraffin for heat storage applications by Dsilva Winfred Rufuss, D., Iniyan, S., Suganthi, L., Davies, P.A.

“…[Display omitted] •Thermo-physical analysis of lower mass fraction P-GONP nanocomposites is performed.•101.2 and 94.5% rise in thermal conductivity in solid…”
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Laser processing techniques for surface property enhancement: Focus on material advancement by S．, Arulvel, D．, Dsilva Winfred Rufuss, Jain, Akshat, Kandasamy, Jayakrishna, Singhal, Mridul

“…The conventional techniques exhibit several limitations including weak bonding strength, shrinkage defects, micro-delamination and porosity, which duly have a…”
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Performance optimization of preheated palm oil-diesel blends using integrated response surface methodology and analysis of variance by Nagaraja, S., Dsilva Winfred Rufuss, D.

“…Performance enhancement is one of the major research topics where researchers are focusing on various biofuels, blending ratios and optimization. Whereas…”
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Green energy revolution: A unique approach for energy forecasting and optimization towards sustainable energy planning and social development by Dsilva Winfred Rufuss, D., Sonu Ashritha, K. S., Suganthi, L.

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Combined effects of composite thermal energy storage and magnetic field to enhance productivity in solar desalination by Dsilva Winfred Rufuss, D., Arulvel, S., Anil Kumar, V., Davies, P.A., Arunkumar, T., Sathyamurthy, Ravishankar, Kabeel, A.E., Anand Vishwanath, M., Sai Charan Reddy, D., Dutta, Amandeep, Agrawal, Mayank, Vilas Hiwarkar, Vedant

“…The conventional solar still is limited to a daily yield of approximately 2–3.5 kg/m2/day. To increase the yield, this study investigates experimentally the…”
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A comprehensive review on mechanical and surface characteristics of composites reinforced with coated fibres by Arulvel, S., Mallikarjuna Reddy, D., Dsilva Winfred Rufuss, D., Akinaga, Takeshi

“…Demand for the natural and synthetic fibres are increasing day by day due to the development of high strength composites materials, especially in the…”
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Techno-economic feasibility of advanced aquaporin-based hollow fiber forward osmosis membrane in industrial wastewater treatment by Dsilva Winfred Rufuss, D., Hosseinipour, Ebrahim, Arulvel, S., Davies, P.A.

“…Textile and tannery industries are major contributors to water pollution worldwide. This study investigates the technical and economic feasibility of treating…”
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