scholarly journals Factorial design of experiment (DOE) for modeling solar still parameters

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malik Al-Abed Allah ◽  
Mohammad Abu Abbas ◽  
Moath Maqableh
Keyword(s):  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Water Depth ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Saline Water ◽  
Pure Water ◽  
Computing Time ◽  
Insulation Material ◽  
Solar Still ◽  
Effective Parameters ◽  
Basin Area

Abstract. Water scarcity is a major threat to the future due to the fact that the pollution rate of freshwater resources is getting increased rapidly. At the same time, the level of water usage is dramatically increased. Hence, to fulfill the water demand, converting the brackish, saline water into pure water is one of the viable solutions. Desalination using solar still is a simple technique among various techniques available for salinity removal. Researchers have consistently attempted to improve the performance of solar stills due to poor productivity. This article highlights various factors that have an impact on the performance of the solar still such as solar radiation, basin area, saline water depth, insulation material, the thickness of glass cover, and wind speed. In order to achieve high performance via optimization of the effected parameters required for solar still, the design of experiments (DOE) can determine the most effective parameters and eliminate the least important ones. Moreover, solar still is often complex and time-consuming due to the various parameters that must be taken into consideration. Furthermore, this research focuses on reducing the computing time and determines the most significant parameters of the solar still, such as Basin area, saline water depth, and solar radiation. The theoretical results demonstrate that the most important factor that affects solar still productivity is basin area, saline water depth, and solar radiation respectively. While the insulation thermal conductivity, ambient temperature, and glass thickness have no effect on the performance of still.

scholarly journals Optimization analysis of active solar still using design of experiment method

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Omar Abu Abbas ◽  
Malik Yousef Al-Abed Allah ◽  
Qias Nedal Al-Oweiti
Keyword(s):  
Water Temperature ◽  
Saline Water ◽  
Water System ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Insulation Material ◽  
Solar Still ◽  
Air Blowing ◽  
External Power ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Basin Area

Abstract. Mathematical model for different configurations of active solar still has been analyzed. Theoretical analysis of energy balance for the active solar still components has been developed. A statistical manner for examination, evaluation, and optimizing the performance of the active solar distillation system with known input factors has been performed using the Design of Experiments (DOE) method. Some processes with input variables (factors), and predicted output variables (responses) have been evaluated. Input factors influencing the responses have been identified. The impact of each variable (factor) and integration of two factors at the same time (called interactions) have been estimated. Influences of various factors on a particular study at a time rather than performing different separated studies have been investigated. 11 variables (basin area, depth of saline water, external power, air blowing system, condenser material, condenser thickness, condenser area, insulation thickness, insulation material, ambient air temperature, and make-up water system ) have been studied to show their effects on three responses (mass output, saline water temperature and condenser cover temperature). The statistical results showed that the most significant factors affected on mass output (distilled water), respectively, were the external power, the depth of the saline water and the basin area of the active still. While the most influence factors affecting the saline water temperature and the condenser cover temperature were the depth of saline water, external power and air blowing system respectively.

Asymmetrical Solar Still with Various Basin Materials

2015 ◽  
Vol 812 ◽  
pp. 14-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malaiyappan Prakash ◽  
Elumalai Natarajan
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Insulation Material ◽  
Solar Still ◽  
Local Areas ◽  
Analysis Calculation ◽  
Basin Area

A solar still is efficient and attractive application of renewable energy (solar) in the distillate production. In this work, the solar still with different basin materials viz; plastic, glass, and galvanized iron (GI) with basin area of 1m x1m and slope of 13○ were fabricated and tested in Anna University, Chennai. The basin materials are taken according to the low cost that is easily available in the local areas. The bottom and side losses of the still are considerably reduced, due to the low cost insulation material (thermcol) beneath the basin liner. The stills are experimentally investigated on a clear day (03/04/2014). Comparison of the various basin materials under the same weather conditions is done. A model economic analysis calculation for the asymmetrical single-basin and single-slope solar still is verified.

scholarly journals Influence of Nano Phase Change Materials on the Desalination Performance of Double Slope Solar Still

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 105
Author(s):  
T Sasilatha ◽  
Elavarasi R ◽  
V. Karthikeyan
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Phase Change ◽  
Phase Change Material ◽  
Phase Change Materials ◽  
Saline Water ◽  
Thermal Characteristics ◽  
Water Desalination ◽  
Insulation Material ◽  
Solar Still ◽  
Change Material

Solar still is the ancient low cost device to distillate the saline water. Paraffin is a kind of phase change material which has a thermal storage characteristic and it can absorb and release a large amount of latent heat during the phase transition process. Ethylene Glycol was used as a PCM to study the thermal characteristics of water and absorption rate. A Nano phase change material plays a vital role in solar energy conversion and is used to enhance the thermal conductivity behavior on thermal energy storage systems. Materials at the nanoscale have a larger surface area and it has higher thermal properties than the macro particles. Incorporating NPCM into basin material helps to improve the productivity and the evaporation rate. The performance of the single basin double slope solar still was higher than the single slope solar still. Despite significant efforts, there are some challenges, such as the thermo physical properties of basin material, flow rate, insulation material and thickness that must be overcome in order for this technique to be useful in practice. In this paper, a detailed comparison of the various solar stills, designs, fabrications and water production analyses are discussed. Hence it is confirmed that NPCM has a higher potential than PCM for saline water desalination processes. This study confirmed that the Paraffin composites are stable up to 160°C and it increases the efficiency due to increased thermal properties of NPCM.

Measurement of Optical and Radiation Transmittance of Thermotropic Material

2010 ◽  
Vol 108-111 ◽  
pp. 574-579
Author(s):  
Jian Yao
Keyword(s):  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Pure Water ◽  
Methyl Cellulose ◽  
Thermally Induced ◽  
Scattering State ◽  
Turbid State ◽  
Mixing Proportion ◽  
Switching Temperature

Thermally induced switching temperature, spectral transmittance of a new kind of thermotropic material developed by a different mixing proportion of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose (HPMC), Sodium Chloride (NaCl) and pure water was measured. The optimum mixing proportion of samples for application was determined by solar radiation and outdoor temperature measurements. Radiation transmittance was tested on samples of a thermotropic double glazing window, double glazing window and Low-E double glazing window. Results show that thermotropic double-glazed window with the optimum mixing proportion of HPMC, NaCl and pure water of 2:10:100 by mass reduces radiation transmittance at fully turbid state by up to 72% and 32%, respectively, compared to the ordinary double-glazed window and Low-E double-glazed window which do not have adjustable radiation transmittance, and its radiation transmittance changed from transparent state to light scattering state is up to 60%, indicating a high performance on switching solar radiation and a great potential for energy efficient windows.

Enhancement of Productivity on Double Slope Single Basin Solar still by Flat Plate Collector and Sponge

2015 ◽  
Vol 813-814 ◽  
pp. 690-694
Author(s):  
J. Prabahar ◽  
Thangavel Balusamy ◽  
Varghese M. John
Keyword(s):  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Flat Plate ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Pure Water ◽  
Hard Water ◽  
Solar Still ◽  
Living Thing ◽  
Solar Distillation ◽  
Flat Plate Collector

One of the essential needs of a living thing on earth is the pure water and nowadays this valuable natural resource is facing severe scarcity problems. Solar distillation is a better choice to minimize this problem by harvesting solar radiation in solar still and thereby producing pure water from hard water or brine. In this work, an attempt was made to enhance the productivity of still by flat plate collector, sponge, the combination. Finally, the productivity of the simple still was compared with that of a flat-plate collector, sponge, the combination. Use of flat plate collector and sponge increases the overall temperature of the still water and enhance the evaporation respectively thereby this will improve the condensate production of the solar still. It was observed that productivity increased by 14% in case of still with a collector, 10% for still with a sponge and 17% for still with collector sponge combination when compared with simple still.

A Review on Methods of Productivity Improvement in Solar Desalination

2018 ◽  
Vol 877 ◽  
pp. 414-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Dhivagar ◽  
S. Sundararaj
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Saline Water ◽  
Pure Water ◽  
Energy Storage Materials ◽  
Operating Parameters ◽  
Solar Still ◽  
Productivity Improvement ◽  
Evaporation And Condensation ◽  
Solar Desalination

Population density and automation is the main reason for the demand of drinking water. Water purification without affecting an ecosystem is the important need for daily life. Desalination is the best and effective way to satisfy the demand of fresh water. It is the most effective application of the solar energy. There are many conventional and non-conventional techniques available to make drinking water from the saline water. Among these solar desalination proves to be both economical and eco-friendly system particularly for rural areas. Solar stills are simple device which is used to provide pure water from the saline water by the principle of evaporation and condensation. This article reviews on the several research done on the solar stills to enhance productivity. Different designs of solar still and energy storage materials have been used to increase the yield and also this study proved the fact that efficiency of the solar still is majorly influenced by design and operating parameters.

Experimental and Numerical Investigation of a Semispherical Solar Still, Chamber Stepwise Basin, with and without a PV Powered Electrical Heater

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Safa M Aldarabseh ◽  
Salah Abdallah
Keyword(s):  
Saline Water ◽  
Pure Water ◽  
Power Source ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Solar Still ◽  
Electrical Heater ◽  
Straightforward Method ◽  
Solar Intensity ◽  
Rate Of Evaporation ◽  
Mathcad Software

Abstract The world's need for drinkable water is increasing with a growing population. The desalination process using solar energy is the cheapest and most straightforward method that can be used to generate pure water from saline water by utilizing energy from the sun's free heat source. A semispherical and chamber stepwise basin solar still with an inclined glass cover, with and without PV powered electrical heaters as another power source can increase the rate of evaporation of saline water, thus increasing the productivity of semispherical solar still. In this investigation, a conventional solar still and semispherical solar still with and without PV-powered electrical heaters were invented and worked in parallel with the experimental setup to make a good comparison between these models. The experimental results show that stepped semispherical with PV-powered electrical heater and without PV-powered electrical heater solar stills enhanced the productivity of freshwater from a conventional solar still by 156.6% and 72.5%, respectively. The theoretically simulated model is obtained using Mathcad software, and is compared with experimental results. Semispherical solar still productivity increases with increased solar intensity and with a PV-powered electrical heater as an additional power source. The theoretical results concluded from the mathematical model are in good agreement with experimental results.

scholarly journals A Review of High Performance Solar Stills for Desalination of Waste Water

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (VI) ◽  
pp. 1087-1092
Author(s):  
Abhishek S. Kagdelwar
Keyword(s):  
Fresh Water ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Pure Water ◽  
Renewable Resource ◽  
Solar Still ◽  
Or Efficiency ◽  
High Productivity ◽  
Reference Guide ◽  
Evaporation And Condensation ◽  
Solar Desalination

Pure water is renewable resource on the earth, it getting impure now a days. Solar desalination is one of the best way to produce fresh water from any type of impure water in a sustainable way. A solar still is a simply design device used to purify the water by using solar energy by the process of evaporation and condensation. Generally, the productivity of the conventional solar still is about 1–5 L/m2/day. But this quantity is not sufficient for an individual to fulfill daily needs of water in life. Hence either more than 1 L/m2 is required per person or better for modifications to improve the solar still design for the demand of the fresh water (likely more than 5 L/m2/day). In this work, an attempt has been made to categorize the different solar still designs with productivity more than 5L/m2/day. Here, we identify as such efficient high productivity of solar stills and discuss their modifications and heat transfer mechanism to reach at useful conclusions. This review will be a reference guide for future researchers who wish to concentrate only on efficient high productivity of solar stills to improve the productivity or efficiency.

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