A comprehensive review of solar-driven desalination systems and its advancements

Tiwari, Abhishek; Rathod, Manish K.; Kumar, Amit

doi:10.1007/s10668-021-02040-5

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“…The authors concluded that the inclusion of a natural mineral powder improved the thermal energy storage properties of system. In a related report, Tiwari et al, [26] reviewed solar desalination systems and noted that significant barriers still exit. Challenges included high capital (i.e., equipment) costs, the need to improve water production as well as system efficiency, salt deposition and scaling inside the units, and overheating of glass covers in solar stills in summer.…”

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Solar desalination: A review of recent developments in environmental, regulatory and economic issues

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“…To enhance the productivity of solar still it was coupled with solar collector which increased the heat input of the system. 3 Dust deposition effects on a multieffect desalination system with an evacuated tube collector (ETC) were theoretically explored. 4 The heat input to the solar still can be increased by using heat storage material.…”

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“…It was reported that solar still has some problems like low productivity, condensation of water vapors and vapor leakage. To enhance the productivity of solar still it was coupled with solar collector which increased the heat input of the system 3 . Dust deposition effects on a multieffect desalination system with an evacuated tube collector (ETC) were theoretically explored 4 .…”

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An experimental investigation of a desalination system based on an evacuated tube collector coupled with a heat exchanger

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According to the report published on global water stress, the world will face a huge water crisis by 2040, due to continuous decay of freshwater resources and an increasing population of human beings. To fulfill this increasing demand for freshwater, we need to find a new source. As the sea contains most of the water available on earth, desalination of sea water can be a solution. Furthermore, the use of solar energy for desalination process can make it a sustainable solution. This is why it is very important to work on solar thermal desalination system. In recent years, a lot of research has been reported on solar still integrated with evacuated tube collector (ETC) to improve its efficiency and productivity. But the problem of salt deposition in evacuated tubes was very common in these systems. So in the present work, a new solar thermal desalination system based on ETC is developed. In the present system, ETC is integrated with a storage tank, which further has a heat exchanger. Therminol 55 is used as a working fluid, which transfers heat from ETC to saline water. System performance is evaluated in terms of productivity, energy efficiency, exergy efficiency and economic feasibility. The productivity of the system is 4.2 L/m 2 /day. The average energy efficiency delivered by the system is 43.92% and average exergy efficiency to be 9.53%. The maximum mass flow rate of thermic fluid is

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“…It was reported that solar still have some problems like low productivity, condensation problem of water vapors and vapor leakage. To enhance the productivity of solar still, it can be coupled with other solar collector 2 . Numerous experiments were performed on solar still integrated with an evacuated tube collector for desalination 3 .…”

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“…To enhance the productivity of solar still, it can be coupled with other solar collector. 2 Numerous experiments were performed on solar still integrated with an evacuated tube collector for desalination. 3 The productivity of solar still was increased to 8.065 L/m 2 /day.…”

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Experimental comparison of solar thermal desalination systems based on energy, exergy and economic (3‐E) analysis

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Mehla

2022

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With rapid increase in human population, the demand of fresh water has been increased significantly and the world will encounter enormous water crisis by 2040.The sea contains nearly 97% of available water on earth. To fulfill the demand of fresh water, desalination of sea water can be best solution. As desalination process can be performed by using low grade energy, the use of solar energy for desalination is very popular. The most popular solar thermal desalination system is conventional solar still but its productivity is very low. In the present study, a new desalination system based on evacuated tube collectors (ETC) is developed and its performance is compared with conventional solar still experimentally. The present system consists of 15 evacuated tubes, an insulated storage tank, a heat exchanger, a condenser, and a thermic fluid as working medium. The performance of both systems is compared on the basis of daily productivity, energy and exergy efficiency, and economic viability. It is observed that the ETC-based desalination system performed better as compared to the solar still. The average energy and exergy efficiency, productivity and produced fresh water cost of desalination systems based on ETC and conventional solar still are 43.74%, 9.52%, 4.2 L/m 2 /day, 0.022 $/L and 19.23%, 1.4%, 1.975 L/m 2 /day, 0.024 $/L respectively. Further, the pay-back time for ETC based desalination system is also less (104 days) as compared to solar still (113 days).

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A comprehensive review of solar-driven desalination systems and its advancements

Cited by 24 publications

References 111 publications

Solar desalination: A review of recent developments in environmental, regulatory and economic issues

Solar desalination: A review of recent developments in environmental, regulatory and economic issues

An experimental investigation of a desalination system based on an evacuated tube collector coupled with a heat exchanger

Experimental comparison of solar thermal desalination systems based on energy, exergy and economic (3‐E) analysis

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