Productivity Enhancement of a Double Slope Solar Still Coupled with a Solar System

• Autorzy: Al-Qadami Ebrahim Hamid Hussein , Abdurrasheed Abdurrasheed S. , Mustaffa Zahiraniza , Amran Y.H. Mugahed , Yusof Khamaruzaman W. , Ahsan Amimul

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.12911/22998993/118293

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Water shortage is rising to become a global challenge due to the variations in climate change and population increment. Converting the seawater to potable water using the desalination technology is among the existing options highlighted by researchers. However, these processes are expensive and require much energy to operate. The solar desalination technology was reported as highly adequate since it utilizes the natural sunlight and the simple concepts of evaporation and condensation to produce the drinking water. The main challenge to date is the low productivity of the technology, which must be adequately improved in order to enhance productivity and optimize performance. In this study, the productivity and efficiency of conventional double slope solar still were assessed using a solar system. Two solar still models (active and passive) were fabricated with the same evaporation and condensation areas. The troughs were made of stainless steel with dimensions of 50×32 ×5 cm. In turn, while the cover was made of glass with dimensions of 48×60×0.3 cm and the inclination angle was 60°. In addition, the solar system consisted of two solar panels with 50 W capacity each, one battery of 100 Ah – 12 V, a charging controller of 30 A, and a single immersed DC water heater of 50 W – 12 V capacity. Both models were tested simultaneously for two sunny days, 24 hours each. The results showed that the water productivity of the active solar still was 55% higher than that of the passive solar still. On 15^th July, the total amounts of solar still productivity were 7.85 L/m²/d and 19.3 L/m²/d for active and passive stills, respectively. This is due to the existence of the heating element in the active still which allowed it to produce water for 24 hours continuously. Moreover, the trough temperature was found to be the highest for both models, because it was made from steel. Finally, the produced water in both cases was found to be directly proportional to such parameters as solar radiation intensity and ambient temperature.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

active solar still; solar still productivity; desalination; solar system; passive solar still

• Wydawca: Polskie Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Journal of Ecological Engineering
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: Vol. 21, nr 4
• Strony: 255--263
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 14 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Al-Qadami Ebrahim Hamid Hussein

• Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia

autor

Abdurrasheed Abdurrasheed S.

• Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia

autor

Mustaffa Zahiraniza

• Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia

autor

Amran Y.H. Mugahed

• Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, 11942 Alkharj, Saudi Arabia
• Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and IT, Amran University, 9677 Quhal, Amran, Yemen

autor

Yusof Khamaruzaman W.

• Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia

autor

Ahsan Amimul

• Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2020).