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Comparative study of an inclined solar panel basin solar still in passive and active mode

  • A. Muthu Manokar*
  • , D. Prince Winston
  • , Jayanta Deb Mondol
  • , Ravishankar Sathyamurthy
  • , A. E. Kabeel
  • , Hitesh Panchal
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The aim of the present study is to compare the performance of the Inclined Solar Panel Basin (ISPB) still integrated with (active mode) and without (passive mode) Flat Plat Collector (FPC). The maximum yield of 4.3 and 7.9 kg/day is produced from the passive and active mode respectively. The daily thermal and exergy effectiveness of the passive mode is 39.82% and 2.9% and, the active mode is 46.87% and 6.6%, respectively. For the active mode the daily yield, thermal and exergy efficiencies are increased and the panel effectiveness is decreased. An active mode increases the daily fresh water production rate, thermal and exergy effectiveness up to 44.63, 24.91 and 55.68% respectively than the passive mode.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)206-216
Number of pages11
JournalSolar Energy
Volume169
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jul 2018
Externally publishedYes

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© 2018 Elsevier Ltd

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Inclined solar panel basin solar still
  • Overall thermal effectiveness
  • PV exergy
  • Passive and active mode
  • Yield and thermal effectiveness improvement

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • General Materials Science

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