Performance analysis of a solar still using an absorber plate with inclined perforated rectangular fins: Comprehensive study

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Autor principal: Suha A. Mohammed
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contents Performance analysis of a solar still using an absorber plate with inclined perforated rectangular fins: Comprehensive study Suha A. Mohammed Wissam H. Alawee Hayder A. Dhahad Z. M. Omara Thamer A. Mohammad Ingeniería finned economy Solar still conventional productivity Solar desalination are one of the most promising ways to solve the problem of water shortage in the regions that are adjacent to the sea or saltwater bodies that have abundant solar radiation and lack of drinking water. The present research aimed to investigate an experimental and theoretical study to improve the thermal performance of conventional double-slope solar stills by using inclined perforated rectangular fins combined with the distilled basin. Two solar stills are manufactured, the first one is a conventional still, and the other is a finned still. Both stills have a (0.75 m2) cross-section area which is the same area of the distillation basin. Stills were examined during February, March, April, and May under the climatic conditions of Baghdad city in Iraq. The theoretical model relied on solving equilibrium equations of heat and mass with the help of the MATLAB program. The results showed that combining the inclined fins with the distillation basin improves productivity by (33.2%) compared to the conventional solar still. The average productivity of water between February and May is about (3.02-3.6 l/day) and (4.13-4.72 l/day) for the conventional and finned solar still, respectively. The theoretical model was validated using experimental results. The theoretical model predicted well the performance and behavior of the solar still with some deviations from the practical results. 2021 artículo científico 1665-6423 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=47471703009 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/474/47471703009/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/474/47471703009/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/474/47471703009/47471703009.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/474/47471703009/movil 10.14482/INDES.30.1.303.661 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=474 Journal of Applied Research and Technology application/pdf Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Journal of Applied Research and Technology (México) Num.4 Vol.19
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spellingShingle Performance analysis of a solar still using an absorber plate with inclined perforated rectangular fins: Comprehensive study
Suha A. Mohammed
Ingeniería
finned
economy
Solar still
conventional
productivity
Performance analysis of a solar still using an absorber plate with inclined perforated rectangular fins: Comprehensive study Suha A. Mohammed Wissam H. Alawee Hayder A. Dhahad Z. M. Omara Thamer A. Mohammad Ingeniería finned economy Solar still conventional productivity Solar desalination are one of the most promising ways to solve the problem of water shortage in the regions that are adjacent to the sea or saltwater bodies that have abundant solar radiation and lack of drinking water. The present research aimed to investigate an experimental and theoretical study to improve the thermal performance of conventional double-slope solar stills by using inclined perforated rectangular fins combined with the distilled basin. Two solar stills are manufactured, the first one is a conventional still, and the other is a finned still. Both stills have a (0.75 m2) cross-section area which is the same area of the distillation basin. Stills were examined during February, March, April, and May under the climatic conditions of Baghdad city in Iraq. The theoretical model relied on solving equilibrium equations of heat and mass with the help of the MATLAB program. The results showed that combining the inclined fins with the distillation basin improves productivity by (33.2%) compared to the conventional solar still. The average productivity of water between February and May is about (3.02-3.6 l/day) and (4.13-4.72 l/day) for the conventional and finned solar still, respectively. The theoretical model was validated using experimental results. The theoretical model predicted well the performance and behavior of the solar still with some deviations from the practical results. 2021 artículo científico 1665-6423 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=47471703009 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/474/47471703009/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/474/47471703009/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/474/47471703009/47471703009.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/474/47471703009/movil 10.14482/INDES.30.1.303.661 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=474 Journal of Applied Research and Technology application/pdf Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Journal of Applied Research and Technology (México) Num.4 Vol.19
title Performance analysis of a solar still using an absorber plate with inclined perforated rectangular fins: Comprehensive study
topic Ingeniería
finned
economy
Solar still
conventional
productivity
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