Abstract
In this study, the effect of geometry on the performance of a tetrahedral solar still was experimentally investigated on Chennai climatic conditions. In this work, a solar still of area 0.95 m2 and a glass cover in a triangular form was designed and fabricated. Environmental parameter includes solar intensity, ambient temperatures, and wind speed. Operational parameters are feed water quantity and orientation. Tests were conducted in Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Kelambakkam, Chennai, India. The maximum distillate output found was 4.3 lm-2day-1. The results shows that the production of fresh water was increase up to 40% compared to that of other conventional solar stills.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 764-771 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - 2014 |
| 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
- Desalination
- Natural convection
- Orientation
- Solar still
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
- General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
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