Study on stepped type basin in a solar still
In this work a stepped solar still is used to enhance the productivity of the solar still. The concept of integrating the stepped solar still along with inclined flat plate collector is introduced in this research work. In this stepped type solar still, a conventional basin of area 1 m2, was placed...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Elsevier
2014-07-01
|
| Series: | Journal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018363913000172 |
| _version_ | 1818577028844093440 |
|---|---|
| author | A. Alaudeen K. Johnson P. Ganasundar A. Syed Abuthahir K. Srithar |
| author_facet | A. Alaudeen K. Johnson P. Ganasundar A. Syed Abuthahir K. Srithar |
| author_sort | A. Alaudeen |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | In this work a stepped solar still is used to enhance the productivity of the solar still. The concept of integrating the stepped solar still along with inclined flat plate collector is introduced in this research work. In this stepped type solar still, a conventional basin of area 1 m2, was placed at the bottom. Another absorber plate, stepped type was fixed on the top of the conventional basin. It consists of subsequent trays and inclined flat plate collectors. This ensures an additional exposure area which augments the evaporation rate. Experiments were conducted with various depths in the conventional basin. A conventional still was fabricated and run parallel with the experimental set up for comparison. Sensible heat storage mediums such as rocks, pebbles were added to the top basin of stepped trays and bottom conventional basins to increase the temperature of water in the still. Wicks were placed on the inclined flat plate collector to augment the evaporation rate due to capillarity. A higher evaporation rate is obtained in the packing material with wicks and pebbles in tray combinations. Theoretical analysis was performed and it agrees with experimental values. Efficiency of the system was also compared with conventional solar still. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-16T06:23:24Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-868278c764984646b49aff92f16df7f0 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1018-3639 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-16T06:23:24Z |
| publishDate | 2014-07-01 |
| publisher | Elsevier |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Journal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences |
| spelling | doaj.art-868278c764984646b49aff92f16df7f02022-12-21T22:41:05ZengElsevierJournal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences1018-36392014-07-0126217618310.1016/j.jksues.2013.05.002Study on stepped type basin in a solar stillA. Alaudeen0K. Johnson1P. Ganasundar2A. Syed Abuthahir3K. Srithar4Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mohamed Sathak Polytechnic College, Kilakarai, Tamil Nadu 623 806, IndiaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, Tamil Nadu 625 015, IndiaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, Tamil Nadu 625 015, IndiaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Pet Engineering College, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu 627 117, IndiaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, Tamil Nadu 625 015, IndiaIn this work a stepped solar still is used to enhance the productivity of the solar still. The concept of integrating the stepped solar still along with inclined flat plate collector is introduced in this research work. In this stepped type solar still, a conventional basin of area 1 m2, was placed at the bottom. Another absorber plate, stepped type was fixed on the top of the conventional basin. It consists of subsequent trays and inclined flat plate collectors. This ensures an additional exposure area which augments the evaporation rate. Experiments were conducted with various depths in the conventional basin. A conventional still was fabricated and run parallel with the experimental set up for comparison. Sensible heat storage mediums such as rocks, pebbles were added to the top basin of stepped trays and bottom conventional basins to increase the temperature of water in the still. Wicks were placed on the inclined flat plate collector to augment the evaporation rate due to capillarity. A higher evaporation rate is obtained in the packing material with wicks and pebbles in tray combinations. Theoretical analysis was performed and it agrees with experimental values. Efficiency of the system was also compared with conventional solar still.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018363913000172Stepped solar stillInclined flat plate collectorDaily efficiencySolar desalination |
| spellingShingle | A. Alaudeen K. Johnson P. Ganasundar A. Syed Abuthahir K. Srithar Study on stepped type basin in a solar still Journal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences Stepped solar still Inclined flat plate collector Daily efficiency Solar desalination |
| title | Study on stepped type basin in a solar still |
| title_full | Study on stepped type basin in a solar still |
| title_fullStr | Study on stepped type basin in a solar still |
| title_full_unstemmed | Study on stepped type basin in a solar still |
| title_short | Study on stepped type basin in a solar still |
| title_sort | study on stepped type basin in a solar still |
| topic | Stepped solar still Inclined flat plate collector Daily efficiency Solar desalination |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018363913000172 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT aalaudeen studyonsteppedtypebasininasolarstill AT kjohnson studyonsteppedtypebasininasolarstill AT pganasundar studyonsteppedtypebasininasolarstill AT asyedabuthahir studyonsteppedtypebasininasolarstill AT ksrithar studyonsteppedtypebasininasolarstill |