Experimental investigation of double slope solar still integrated with PCM nanoadditives microencapsulated thermal energy storage

Transparent covered slope solar stills are trending but characterised with low productivity, heat losses and high energy consumption, which are setbacks in practice. In this study, double slope solar still (DSSS) integrated with PCM-TES is presented. PCM was microencapsulated with epoxy resin comp...

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Main Authors: Lukmon Owolabi Afolabi, Lukmon Owolabi Afolabi, Christopher Chintua Enweremadu, Christopher Chintua Enweremadu, M.W. Kareem, M.W. Kareem, Adiat I. Arogundade, Adiat I. Arogundade, Kashif Irshad, Kashif Irshad, Saiful Islam, Saiful Islam, K.O. Oladosu, K.O. Oladosu, Abdulhafid M. Elfaghi, Abdulhafid M. Elfaghi, Djamal Hissein Didane, Djamal Hissein Didane
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Online Access:http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/8902/1/J15828_f5c3769cfc4f45843872ce4f9061530a.pdf
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author Lukmon Owolabi Afolabi, Lukmon Owolabi Afolabi
Christopher Chintua Enweremadu, Christopher Chintua Enweremadu
M.W. Kareem, M.W. Kareem
Adiat I. Arogundade, Adiat I. Arogundade
Kashif Irshad, Kashif Irshad
Saiful Islam, Saiful Islam
K.O. Oladosu, K.O. Oladosu
Abdulhafid M. Elfaghi, Abdulhafid M. Elfaghi
Djamal Hissein Didane, Djamal Hissein Didane
author_facet Lukmon Owolabi Afolabi, Lukmon Owolabi Afolabi
Christopher Chintua Enweremadu, Christopher Chintua Enweremadu
M.W. Kareem, M.W. Kareem
Adiat I. Arogundade, Adiat I. Arogundade
Kashif Irshad, Kashif Irshad
Saiful Islam, Saiful Islam
K.O. Oladosu, K.O. Oladosu
Abdulhafid M. Elfaghi, Abdulhafid M. Elfaghi
Djamal Hissein Didane, Djamal Hissein Didane
author_sort Lukmon Owolabi Afolabi, Lukmon Owolabi Afolabi
collection UTHM
description Transparent covered slope solar stills are trending but characterised with low productivity, heat losses and high energy consumption, which are setbacks in practice. In this study, double slope solar still (DSSS) integrated with PCM-TES is presented. PCM was microencapsulated with epoxy resin composite using vacuum mould-filled techniques. Conventional DSSS and DSSS-TES data collected have been compared to establish the influence of TES on productivity. Daily average temperature of the glass cover, humid air, saline water, still basin absorber and TES cavity for the DSSS-TES attained are 65.2 ◦C, 77.5 ◦C, 82.4 ◦C, 79.5 ◦C and 68.4 ◦C, respectively. DSSSTES has yielded higher production, with 7.5 Litres of potable water daily and extension in operation period by 3 h has been achieved. In addition, condensation and evaporation rates increased with increase in production by 105%. Integration of TES with the system has reduced the heat losses while leakages from PCM nanocomposite have been prevented by microencapsulated insulator. No trace of metals, bacteria and organic contaminants has been found in desalinated water. A payback period of 0.8 year has been recorded based on all-year-round operations. Findings are in good agreement with existing models. Moreover, sensorial characteristics obtained conform to WHO standards.
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spelling uthm.eprints-89022023-06-18T01:34:23Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/8902/ Experimental investigation of double slope solar still integrated with PCM nanoadditives microencapsulated thermal energy storage Lukmon Owolabi Afolabi, Lukmon Owolabi Afolabi Christopher Chintua Enweremadu, Christopher Chintua Enweremadu M.W. Kareem, M.W. Kareem Adiat I. Arogundade, Adiat I. Arogundade Kashif Irshad, Kashif Irshad Saiful Islam, Saiful Islam K.O. Oladosu, K.O. Oladosu Abdulhafid M. Elfaghi, Abdulhafid M. Elfaghi Djamal Hissein Didane, Djamal Hissein Didane T Technology (General) Transparent covered slope solar stills are trending but characterised with low productivity, heat losses and high energy consumption, which are setbacks in practice. In this study, double slope solar still (DSSS) integrated with PCM-TES is presented. PCM was microencapsulated with epoxy resin composite using vacuum mould-filled techniques. Conventional DSSS and DSSS-TES data collected have been compared to establish the influence of TES on productivity. Daily average temperature of the glass cover, humid air, saline water, still basin absorber and TES cavity for the DSSS-TES attained are 65.2 ◦C, 77.5 ◦C, 82.4 ◦C, 79.5 ◦C and 68.4 ◦C, respectively. DSSSTES has yielded higher production, with 7.5 Litres of potable water daily and extension in operation period by 3 h has been achieved. In addition, condensation and evaporation rates increased with increase in production by 105%. Integration of TES with the system has reduced the heat losses while leakages from PCM nanocomposite have been prevented by microencapsulated insulator. No trace of metals, bacteria and organic contaminants has been found in desalinated water. A payback period of 0.8 year has been recorded based on all-year-round operations. Findings are in good agreement with existing models. Moreover, sensorial characteristics obtained conform to WHO standards. ELSEVIER 2023 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/8902/1/J15828_f5c3769cfc4f45843872ce4f9061530a.pdf Lukmon Owolabi Afolabi, Lukmon Owolabi Afolabi and Christopher Chintua Enweremadu, Christopher Chintua Enweremadu and M.W. Kareem, M.W. Kareem and Adiat I. Arogundade, Adiat I. Arogundade and Kashif Irshad, Kashif Irshad and Saiful Islam, Saiful Islam and K.O. Oladosu, K.O. Oladosu and Abdulhafid M. Elfaghi, Abdulhafid M. Elfaghi and Djamal Hissein Didane, Djamal Hissein Didane (2023) Experimental investigation of double slope solar still integrated with PCM nanoadditives microencapsulated thermal energy storage. Desalination, 553. pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2023.116477
spellingShingle T Technology (General)
Lukmon Owolabi Afolabi, Lukmon Owolabi Afolabi
Christopher Chintua Enweremadu, Christopher Chintua Enweremadu
M.W. Kareem, M.W. Kareem
Adiat I. Arogundade, Adiat I. Arogundade
Kashif Irshad, Kashif Irshad
Saiful Islam, Saiful Islam
K.O. Oladosu, K.O. Oladosu
Abdulhafid M. Elfaghi, Abdulhafid M. Elfaghi
Djamal Hissein Didane, Djamal Hissein Didane
Experimental investigation of double slope solar still integrated with PCM nanoadditives microencapsulated thermal energy storage
title Experimental investigation of double slope solar still integrated with PCM nanoadditives microencapsulated thermal energy storage
title_full Experimental investigation of double slope solar still integrated with PCM nanoadditives microencapsulated thermal energy storage
title_fullStr Experimental investigation of double slope solar still integrated with PCM nanoadditives microencapsulated thermal energy storage
title_full_unstemmed Experimental investigation of double slope solar still integrated with PCM nanoadditives microencapsulated thermal energy storage
title_short Experimental investigation of double slope solar still integrated with PCM nanoadditives microencapsulated thermal energy storage
title_sort experimental investigation of double slope solar still integrated with pcm nanoadditives microencapsulated thermal energy storage
topic T Technology (General)
url http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/8902/1/J15828_f5c3769cfc4f45843872ce4f9061530a.pdf
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