Enhancing the Productivity of a Roof-Type Solar Still Utilizing Alumina Nanoparticles and Vacuum Pump

• Autorzy: Mutlq Eslam , Hamdan Mohammad , Al Asfar Jamil

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DOI

10.12911/22998993/102966

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Unlike conventional fresh water producing systems, from saline or brackish water, the innovative solar water producing systems are efficient and effective. Experiments were conducted on two identical roof-type solar stills and simultaneously tested under the same weather conditions. One of these stills was modified by integrating a vacuum pump to lower the pressure inside while the other still was used as a reference unit. Different concentrations of Al₂O₃ nanoparticles were chosen, 0.2%, 0.4%, and 0.6%, and used with water inside the modified still. It was verified that the modified still, without nanoparticles, yields 34.84% more production than the conventional still. In addition, the modified still with a 0.4% of Al₂O₃ nanoparticles produced the highest percentage of distilled water, 44.42% in comparison to the one without the use of Al₂O₃ nanoparticles, followed by 37.94% and 24.07% for 0.6% and 0.2% of Al₂O₃ nanoparticles, respectively.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

solar still; vacuum pump; nanoparticles; water desalination

• Wydawca: Polskie Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Journal of Ecological Engineering
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: Vol. 20, nr 4
• Strony: 187--193
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 11 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Mutlq Eslam

• Mechanical Engineering Department, the University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan

autor

Hamdan Mohammad

• Mechanical Engineering Department, the University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan

autor

Al Asfar Jamil

• Mechanical Engineering Department, the University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2019).