Abstract
In the present investigation, a detailed experimental study is carried out on a conventional single slope solar still with sand heat energy storage for improving the yield of fresh water. Yield of the solar still depends on the type of energy storage material used in the basin. Yield of the present study is compared with the solar still without any storage medium. Similarly, mathematically correlations of yield as a function of water and basin temperature were depicted. The results show that the use of sand as energy storage in cuboidal boxes the yield of solar still has improved by 145% than that of conventional single slope solar still. The total yield from the solar still with and without energy storage materials was found to be 5.1 and 1.9 kg/m2day respectively.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 597-603 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | International Journal of Heat and Technology |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
Keywords
- Cuboidal box
- Desalination
- Energy storage
- Sand
- Solar still
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
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