Experimental Investigations of a Solar Water Treatment System for Remote Desert Areas of Pakistan
Pakistan is among the countries that have already crossed the water scarcity line, and the situation is worsened due to the recent pandemic. This is because the major budget of the country is shifted to primary healthcare activities from other development projects that included water treatment and t...
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| author | Muhammad Ahmad Jamil Haseeb Yaqoob Muhammad Umar Farooq Yew Heng Teoh Ben Bin Xu Khamid Mahkamov Muhammad Sultan Kim Choon Ng Muhammad Wakil Shahzad |
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| description | Pakistan is among the countries that have already crossed the water scarcity line, and the situation is worsened due to the recent pandemic. This is because the major budget of the country is shifted to primary healthcare activities from other development projects that included water treatment and transportation infrastructure. Consequently, water-borne diseases have increased drastically in the past few months. Therefore, there is a dire need to address this issue on a priority basis to ameliorate the worsening situation. One possible solution is to shift the focus/load from mega-projects that require a plethora of resources, money, and time to small domestic-scale systems for water treatment. For this purpose, domestic-scale solar stills are designed, fabricated, and tested in one of the harshest climatic condition areas of Pakistan, Rahim Yar Khan. A comprehensive overview of the regional climatology, including wind speed, solar potential, and ambient temperature is presented for the whole year. The analysis shows that the proposed system can adequately resolve the drinking water problems of deprived areas of Pakistan. The average water productivity of 1.5 L/d/m<sup>2</sup> is achieved with a total investment of PKR 3000 (<$20). This real site testing data will serve as a guideline for similar system design in other arid areas globally. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ede39a6a058d4ef793f11928ce4de7162023-11-21T15:27:08ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412021-04-01138107010.3390/w13081070Experimental Investigations of a Solar Water Treatment System for Remote Desert Areas of PakistanMuhammad Ahmad Jamil0Haseeb Yaqoob1Muhammad Umar Farooq2Yew Heng Teoh3Ben Bin Xu4Khamid Mahkamov5Muhammad Sultan6Kim Choon Ng7Muhammad Wakil Shahzad8Mechanical and Construction Engineering Department, Northumbria University, Newctle Upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UKDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan 64200, PakistanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan 64200, PakistanSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, Nibong Tebal 14300, Penang, MalaysiaMechanical and Construction Engineering Department, Northumbria University, Newctle Upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UKMechanical and Construction Engineering Department, Northumbria University, Newctle Upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UKDepartment of Agricultural Engineering, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Bosan Road, Multan 60800, PakistanWater Desalination and Reuse Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955, Saudi ArabiaMechanical and Construction Engineering Department, Northumbria University, Newctle Upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UKPakistan is among the countries that have already crossed the water scarcity line, and the situation is worsened due to the recent pandemic. This is because the major budget of the country is shifted to primary healthcare activities from other development projects that included water treatment and transportation infrastructure. Consequently, water-borne diseases have increased drastically in the past few months. Therefore, there is a dire need to address this issue on a priority basis to ameliorate the worsening situation. One possible solution is to shift the focus/load from mega-projects that require a plethora of resources, money, and time to small domestic-scale systems for water treatment. For this purpose, domestic-scale solar stills are designed, fabricated, and tested in one of the harshest climatic condition areas of Pakistan, Rahim Yar Khan. A comprehensive overview of the regional climatology, including wind speed, solar potential, and ambient temperature is presented for the whole year. The analysis shows that the proposed system can adequately resolve the drinking water problems of deprived areas of Pakistan. The average water productivity of 1.5 L/d/m<sup>2</sup> is achieved with a total investment of PKR 3000 (<$20). This real site testing data will serve as a guideline for similar system design in other arid areas globally.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/8/1070arid areasPakistanpassive desalination systemwater scenariosolar still |
| spellingShingle | Muhammad Ahmad Jamil Haseeb Yaqoob Muhammad Umar Farooq Yew Heng Teoh Ben Bin Xu Khamid Mahkamov Muhammad Sultan Kim Choon Ng Muhammad Wakil Shahzad Experimental Investigations of a Solar Water Treatment System for Remote Desert Areas of Pakistan Water arid areas Pakistan passive desalination system water scenario solar still |
| title | Experimental Investigations of a Solar Water Treatment System for Remote Desert Areas of Pakistan |
| title_full | Experimental Investigations of a Solar Water Treatment System for Remote Desert Areas of Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | Experimental Investigations of a Solar Water Treatment System for Remote Desert Areas of Pakistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimental Investigations of a Solar Water Treatment System for Remote Desert Areas of Pakistan |
| title_short | Experimental Investigations of a Solar Water Treatment System for Remote Desert Areas of Pakistan |
| title_sort | experimental investigations of a solar water treatment system for remote desert areas of pakistan |
| topic | arid areas Pakistan passive desalination system water scenario solar still |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/8/1070 |
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