Effect of fin configuration parameters on performance of solar still: A review

Mevada, Dinesh; Panchal, Hitesh; Sadasivuni, Kishor Kumar; Israr, Mohammad; Suresh, M.; Dharaskar, Swapnil; Thakkar, Hemin

doi:10.1016/j.gsd.2019.100289

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“…The absorber plate is the essential component of solar still. An energy absorption rate of the basin affects how much freshwater distilled by the solar still; hence, (Mevada et al 2020) reported that the absorber with the bigger area is desirable. Nevertheless, making the basin area larger directly means the increase of size and space which influences the economic efficiency of a solar still.…”

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“…Widespread reviews of solar stills have been undertaken to compare their thermal performance and to introduce promised technique as well as advanced material for them, such as performance of the integration between solar still with various solar collectors was carried out in the study (Sathyamurthy et al 2017), optimum values of a passive solar still parameter and good design for southern Bangladesh was done by (Sarkar et al 2017), (Omara et al 2017a) undertook the cooling techniques review for solar stills, Performance of solar still with reflectors was investigated in (Omara et al 2017b), (Shukla et al 2017) reviewed latent heat energy storage using in solar still, (Sharshir et al 2017) reviewed energy and exergy analysis for solar stills, Application of nano particle in solar distillation of water was reviewed in (Parikh 2018), a review of nano fluids usage in solar stills for improvement of heat and mass transfer was conducted by (Bait & Si-Ameur 2018), (Arunkumar et al 2013a) summarized solar stills had efficient high productivity, how fin configuration parameters influence on solar still performance was answered in review of (Mevada et al 2020). Furthermore, parameter influences on the daily productivity including climatic, design, and operational parameters were presented by Muftah et al (Muftah et al 2014).…”

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Influence of Various Basin Types on Performance of Passive Solar Still: A Review

Pham

Hadiyanto

et al. 2021

Int. J. Renew. Energy Dev.

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Passive solar still is the simplest design for distilling seawater by harnessing solar energy. Although it is undeniable that solar still is a promising device to provide an additional freshwater source for global increasing water demand, low thermal efficiency along with daily distillate yield are its major disadvantages. A conventional solar still can produced 2 to 5 L/m2day. Various studies have been carried out to improve passive solar stills in terms of daily productivity, thermal efficiency, and economic effectiveness. Most of the researches that relate to the daily output improvement of passive solar still concentrates on enhancing evaporation or/and condensation processes. While the condensation process is influenced by wind velocity and characteristics of the condensed surface, the evaporation process is mainly affected by the temperature of basin water. Different parameters affect the brackish water temperature such as solar radiation, design parameters (for example water depth, insulators, basin liner absorptivity, reflectors, sun tracking system, etc). The inclined angle of the top cover is suggested to equal the latitude of the experimental place. Moreover, the decrease of water depth was obtained as a good operational parameter, however, the shallow water depth is required additional feed water for ensuring no dry spot existence. Reflectors and sun-tracking systems help solar still absorb as much solar intensity as possible. The internal reflector can enhance daily yield and efficiency of stepped solar still up to 75% and 56% respectively, whereas, passive solar still with the support of a sun-tracking system improved daily yield up to 22%. Despite large efforts to investigate the impact of the different parameters on passive solar distillation, the effect of the basin liner (including appropriate shapes and type of material), needs to be analyzed for improvement in practical utilization. The present work has reviewed the investigation of the solar still performance with various types of basin liner. The review of solar stills has been conducted critically with rectangular basin, fins basin, corrugated basin, wick type, steps shape, and cylindrical shape basin with variety of top cover shapes. The findings from this work conclude that the basin liner with a cylindrical shape had better performance in comparison with other metal types and provides higher freshwater output. Stepped type, inclined, fin absorber, and corrugated shapes had the efficient performance. Further exploration revealed that copper is the best-used material for the productivity of passive solar still.

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Influence of Various Basin Types on Performance of Passive Solar Still: A Review

Pham

Hadiyanto

et al. 2021

Int. J. Renew. Energy Dev.

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“…Due to modifications, they achieved a 40% higher distillate productivity than a conventional solar still. Mevada et al [35] reviewed different attachments of fins and found that increasing the height of the fins resulted an enhanced efficiency of the solar still. Sharshir et al [36] used evacuated tubes and nanofluids with a pyramid-shaped solar still and compared the experiment with a conventional still.…”

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Applications of Heat Exchanger in Solar Desalination: Current Issues and Future Challenges

Elsheikh

Panchal²,

Shanmugan

et al. 2022

Water

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Solar desalination is a process to convert saline water into potable water by the application of solar energy. The enhancement of the distillate output of the solar desalination is low, so it is not considered as a method to produce potable water. A heat exchanger is an important device used for heat transfer applications. The present review article illustrates the application of a heat exchanger with a solar desalination system to enhance the distillate output. In the current review, it is found that the heat exchanger is an important device to improve the distillate productivity of the solar desalination system. Finally, the future work and future challenges of using a heat exchanger with a solar desalination system are presented.

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“…Conventional SS consists of an inclined glass cover, a rectangular basin that contains saltwater, and thermally insulated from both sides and bottom. Some modifications have been conducted on basin; such as: stepped SS [8], finned SS [9] and wick SS [10]. Some other modifications have been done on the glass cover; such as: double slope SS [11], and pyramid SS integrated with nanofluid and evacuated tubes [12].…”

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Prediction of tubular solar still performance by machine learning integrated with Bayesian optimization algorithm

Wang

Kandeal

Swidan

et al. 2021

Applied Thermal Engineering

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Effect of fin configuration parameters on performance of solar still: A review

Cited by 75 publications

References 43 publications

Influence of Various Basin Types on Performance of Passive Solar Still: A Review

Influence of Various Basin Types on Performance of Passive Solar Still: A Review

Applications of Heat Exchanger in Solar Desalination: Current Issues and Future Challenges

Prediction of tubular solar still performance by machine learning integrated with Bayesian optimization algorithm

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