Development and life cycle analysis of double slope active solar still with flat plate collector

Potable water is an essential ingredient of socio-economic development and economic growth. Often water sources are brackish (i.e. contain dissolved salts) and/or contain harmful bacteria and therefore cannot be used for drinking. In addition, there are many coastal locations where seawater is abu...

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Main Authors: A.K. Sethi, V. K. Dwivedi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology 2014-02-01
Series:Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Review
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Online Access:http://www.jestr.org/downloads/Volume7Issue1/fulltext287114.pdf
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description Potable water is an essential ingredient of socio-economic development and economic growth. Often water sources are brackish (i.e. contain dissolved salts) and/or contain harmful bacteria and therefore cannot be used for drinking. In addition, there are many coastal locations where seawater is abundant but potable water is not available. This study is focused on a development of solar still with flat plat collector for water desalination considered for small scale applications at remote locations where only saline water is available. In this paper the cost of distilled water per kg has been calculated by using the concept of life cycle cost analysis. The pay back periods for different conditions of the distribution of distilled water, namely at the cost it is produced and at the selling price on market rate have been evaluated. The cost of water per kg is minimum Rs. 0.59, when the interest rate and the lifetime of solar still are taken as 4% and 50 years respectively. The lowest payback time 1.23 years is obtained when the selling price of water Rs. 10 per kg.
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spelling doaj.art-56153ead8b7a482a860b8f4c903273e42022-12-21T17:58:06ZengEastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of TechnologyJournal of Engineering Science and Technology Review1791-23771791-23772014-02-0171164169Development and life cycle analysis of double slope active solar still with flat plate collectorA.K. Sethi0V. K. Dwivedi1Research Scholar, Bhagwant University, Rajasthan, IndiaDeparment of Mechanical Engineering, Galgotias College of Engineering and Technology, Greater Noida, U.P, IndiaPotable water is an essential ingredient of socio-economic development and economic growth. Often water sources are brackish (i.e. contain dissolved salts) and/or contain harmful bacteria and therefore cannot be used for drinking. In addition, there are many coastal locations where seawater is abundant but potable water is not available. This study is focused on a development of solar still with flat plat collector for water desalination considered for small scale applications at remote locations where only saline water is available. In this paper the cost of distilled water per kg has been calculated by using the concept of life cycle cost analysis. The pay back periods for different conditions of the distribution of distilled water, namely at the cost it is produced and at the selling price on market rate have been evaluated. The cost of water per kg is minimum Rs. 0.59, when the interest rate and the lifetime of solar still are taken as 4% and 50 years respectively. The lowest payback time 1.23 years is obtained when the selling price of water Rs. 10 per kg.http://www.jestr.org/downloads/Volume7Issue1/fulltext287114.pdfDistill waterLife cyclePayback periodRenewable EnergySolar still
spellingShingle A.K. Sethi
V. K. Dwivedi
Development and life cycle analysis of double slope active solar still with flat plate collector
Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Review
Distill water
Life cycle
Payback period
Renewable Energy
Solar still
title Development and life cycle analysis of double slope active solar still with flat plate collector
title_full Development and life cycle analysis of double slope active solar still with flat plate collector
title_fullStr Development and life cycle analysis of double slope active solar still with flat plate collector
title_full_unstemmed Development and life cycle analysis of double slope active solar still with flat plate collector
title_short Development and life cycle analysis of double slope active solar still with flat plate collector
title_sort development and life cycle analysis of double slope active solar still with flat plate collector
topic Distill water
Life cycle
Payback period
Renewable Energy
Solar still
url http://www.jestr.org/downloads/Volume7Issue1/fulltext287114.pdf
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